English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Beech Hill Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Waltham Holy Cross

Historical Forms

  • Bochel, Bochelhille 1108–18 WalthamCh t.Hy3 Waltham
  • Bokenhull, Bokynhelle 1270 Ct

Etymology

Beech Hill Park is Bochel , Bochelhille 1108–18 WalthamCh (p), t. Hy 3Waltham (p), Bokenhull , Bokynhelle 1270Ct (p). Self- explanatory. v. boc , bocen , hyll , with substitution of common beech for boke and occasional adjectival boken for the noun boke .Cf. Bucknell Wood (PN Nth 90) and s. n. Waddington (PN Sr 46).