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.

Budbury Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradford on Avon

Historical Forms

  • Bodeberie 1086 DB
  • Budeberia t.Hy2 Shaston
  • Budebir' 1204 FF 1272 Ass
  • Buddeber' 1268 ib
  • Buddebury t.Ed1 WMi 1303 FF
  • Buddebur' 1288 Ass

Etymology

Budbury Ho is Bodeberie 1086 DB, Budeberia t. Hy 2Shaston , Budebir '1204 FF, 1272Ass , Buddeber '1268 ib., Buddebury t. Ed 1 WM i, 1303FF , Buddebur '1288Ass . 'Budda 's burh.'