Buncton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wiston
Historical Forms
- Bongetune 1086 DB
- Bongeton 1265 Misc 1397 Pens
- Bungeton 1242 Fees689 1293 Cl
- Bonegeton 1280 FF
- Bongheton 1296 SR
- Bonketon 1323 Pens
- Boungeton 1366 Pens
Etymology
This is probably for Buningatun , 'farm of the people of Buna .' Comparison of the forms suggests that it can hardly be an -ica derivative of that name, such as we had in Donnington and Duncton supra 69, 101. v. ing , tun .