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.

Buctor

Other OS name in the Parish of Tavistock and Tavistock Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Buketor 1414 Deed
  • Bucketor 1488 Rental
  • Bukterwode 1518–29 ECP

Etymology

is Buketor 1414Deed , Bucketor 1488Rental , Bukterwode 1518–29ECP . The first element is probably OE  bucca , ' buck, he-goat,male deer , ' or a pers. name Bucca derived from the animal .