Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Boʒ 1234 Cl

• la Boxe 1260 Ipm 1307 MchCust Ric2 Rent

• ate Boxe 1329 MinAcct

• Box 1374 Ipm

• the Box 1737 GR25,6

Etymology

Box, Boʒ 1234 Cl, la Boxe 1260 Ipm, 1307 MchCust, Ric 2Rent , ate Boxe 1329MinAcct , Box 1374 Ipm, the Box 1737GR 25, 6; cf. also the local f.ns. Boxaker , Boxhanger , etc. (infra ). v. box 'a box- tree', which occurs several times in Gl (cf. Box iii, 251, Boxbush iii, 193, Boxwell iii, 25infra ).