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Upper Bucklebury

village · West Berkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Upper Bucklebury means 'the upper settlement by the buckle-shaped clearing'. 'Bucklebury' likely refers to a clearing with a distinctive shape.

Word origins

Upper Bucklebury
Old EnglishUpper settlement by the buckle-shaped clearing(from uppe "upper", buckle "buckle-shaped", burh "fortified place, settlement")

Historical forms

Bucleberie