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.

Bussage

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chalford

Historical Forms

  • Bisrugg(e), Bysrugg(e) 1287 FF 1287,1320 Ass l.13 BGli
  • Bysruge 1327 SR
  • Boseryge 1448 MinAcct
  • Boserigge 1459 ib
  • Busheridge 1609 AOMB394
  • Busage 1777 M

Etymology

Bussage, Bisrugg (e ), Bysrugg (e )1287FF , 1287, 1320Ass , l. 13 BG li, Bysruge 1327 SR (p), Boseryge 1448MinAcct , Boserigge 1459 ib, Busheridge 1609AOMB 394, Busage 1777 M. 'Bisa's ridge', v. hrycg . The pers.n. is the OE  Bisa found in Bisley (117supra ), 2 miles north-east, and it may well be that the same man gave his name to these places.