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.

Buckwish Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Henfield

Historical Forms

  • Bukefissh 1262 Ass
  • Bokewyssh 1373 SRS31,115
  • Bokewysche 1380 LibE
  • Buckwish 1605 Ct
  • Bokewysshe 1327 SR

Etymology

Buckwish Fm (6″) is Bukefissh (1262Ass ), Bokewyssh (1373 SRS 31, 115), Bokewysche 1380 (LibE ), Buckwish (1605Ct ) and was the home of William de Bokewysshe (1327 SR). 'Beechtree meadow,' v. boc , wise .