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.

Boxbury and Boxfield Fms

Early-attested site in the Parish of Walkern

Historical Forms

  • Boxe 1086 DB 1428 FA
  • Boxen 1324 Ipm 1346 Ct
  • Boxfeld 1390 ib
  • Boxbury 1527 FF
  • Boxe meade 1556 AOMB
  • Bosbury 1641 Recov

Etymology

Boxbury and Boxfield Fms are Boxe 1086 DBet freq to 1428 FA, Boxen 1324 Ipm, 1346Ct , Boxfeld 1390 ib., Boxbury 1527 FF, Boxe meade 1556AOMB , Bosbury 1641Recov . 'At the box tree(s),' v. box , burh (manorial), feld . The 1324 form goes back to the OE dative plural. Boxfield is in Stevenage.