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.

Holly Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of West Hoathly

Historical Forms

  • le Buse 1277 Banco

Etymology

Holly Fm (6″) was known as Busses up to the end of the 19th cent., deriving from the family of Robert le Busse and Ralph le Buse (1277Banco ).