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.

Bulby Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Waresley

Historical Forms

  • Boleby 1286 Ass

Etymology

As the only evidence for this by -name is from a pers. name and, apart from this name, it is very doubtful if there are any by-names in Hunts at all, it is probable that the man who is mentioned in the Eyre Roll came from Bulby (L), DBBolebi .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement