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.

Bunker's Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Elkesley

Etymology

Bunker's Hill is common as a place-name. It is in most cases a nickname deriving from the well-known battle of that name, but in PN Herts (76) it is shown that the name may sometimes be of native English origin, from the surname Bunker (e ).