Bulkington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bulkington
Historical Forms
- Boltintone 1086 DB
- Bolkintone 1211 RBE
- Bulkinton' 1225 FineR 1395 Ct
- Bolkenton 1279,1281 Ass
- Bulkyngton ib. et freq, with variant spelling Bulkington
- Bolkyngton 1332 Pat 1345 Ass
- Bulkyngdoun 1437 Cl
- Buckington 1544 FF
- Bulkyngton al. Buckyngton 1560 Recov
Etymology
'Bulca 's farm,' v. ingtun . Cf. Bulkworthy (PN D 91) and Bulkington (PN Wa 100).