Bulkington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bulkington
Historical Forms
- Bockintone 1086 DB
- Bulkyngton(a) 1143 Monast 1307,1316 ADiv 1535 VE
- Bulkinton(a) 1170 Ch 1318
- Bulchinton(a) 1175 P
- Bulkynton(a) 1271 Ipm 1291 Tax 1299 Ipm 1327 ADiv
- Bulkenton(a) 1293 Ass 1721 FF
- Bulketon 1301–18 Ch
- Bolkyn(g)ton 1324 Lichf 1532 ADiv
- Buckington al. Bulkington 1682 Recov
Etymology
'Bulca 's farm,' v. ingtun . For this pers. name cf. Bulkworthy (PN D 91) and Bulkington (PN W 42).