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.

Bucklandhill Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wadhurst

Historical Forms

  • Bokelyng 1435 ADiii
  • Bokelynge 1461 ADiii
  • Buklinghill 1547 Ct
  • Bucklinge Hill 1578 CtRequests

Etymology

Bucklandhill Fm is Bokelyng 1435 AD iii, Bokelynge 1461 AD iii, Buklinghill 1547Ct , Bucklinge Hill 1578Ct Requests . This is probably a compound of boc and hlinc , 'beech-tree hill.' Cf. Ekwall, PN in -ing 29.