Buxshalls
Early-attested site in the Parish of Lindfield
Historical Forms
- bocgeselle 765 BCS197 c.1300
- Bokesulle 1296 SR
- Bokeselle 1327,1332 SR
- Buxshells 1621 SAC9,87
- Buxells 1636 SAC19,48
Etymology
The second element in this name, as suggested by Middendorff (58), is OE geselle , found also in Spilshill (K), speldgisella (BCS 343) and hlifgesella (BCS 442), also in Kent. It is a cognate of OE sele and must have been used of a group of buildings of some kind. The first element is boc and the whole name must mean 'buildings by the beechtree.' v. Addenda supra v.