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.

Buckover

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornbury

Historical Forms

  • Bochour' 1167 P
  • Bocoure, Bokoure, Bokouer 1227 FF 1533 MinAcct
  • Bokov(e)re, Bokover, Bokovyr 1289 Ipm 1434 ADi 1521,1587 FF
  • Bokore 1320 Ass
  • Bokhoure 1327 SR
  • Bokeover 1474 ADi 1497 AOMB
  • Buckouer 1568 FF

Etymology

Buckover, Bochour '1167 P, Bocoure , Bokoure , Bokouer 1227FF , 1533MinAcct , Bokov (e )re , Bokover , Bokovyr 1289 Ipm, 1434 AD i, 1521, 1587 FF, Bokore 1320Ass , Bokhoure 1327SR , Bokeover 1474 AD i, 1497AOMB , Buckouer 1568FF . 'Beech-tree bank', v. bōc 1 , ofer 2 .