Long Buckby Wharf
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Long Buckby Wharf is a descriptive name indicating a wharf associated with the settlement of Long Buckby. The 'long' element likely refers to the settlement's extent.
Word origins
- Long
- Old Englishlong(from lang "long")
- Buckby
- Old EnglishAttestedBoc's settlement(from Boc "personal name", ing "people of", by "farmstead, village")
- Wharf
- Old Englishwharf, landing place(from hweorfa "wharf, landing place")