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.

Buckwood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Markyate

Historical Forms

  • Bocwude 1224 FF
  • Bocwode 1276 Ass
  • Bokewode 1359 ADii 1475 ECP

Etymology

Buckwood is Bocwude 1224FF , Bocwode 1276Ass , Bokewode 1359 AD ii, 1475 ECP. 'Beech wood,' v. boc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement