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Survey of English Place-Names

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Buckscess

Other OS name in the Parish of Windermere

Historical Forms

  • Buck cess 1839 TA

Etymology

, Buck cess 1839TA , v. bucc ' buck ' , the second el . is doubtless ModE  dial. cess ' a peat-bog, a turf ' , etc . ( cf. NED s.v . ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name