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.

Buckfold Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Petworth

Historical Forms

  • Bocfalde t.Hy1 Dugdiii,247
  • Bocfolde 1273 MinAcct
  • Boghfold 1332 SR
  • Buckfold 1635 SRS19,55

Etymology

'Beechtree fold,' v. boc , falod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement