Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bovintone 1086 DB

• Bovinton, Bovynton 1236 Fees 1254 Salis 1280 Ch

• Bouyngton, Bovyngton 1288 Ass 1312 Ipm 1330 Pat 1403 Weld1

• Bonyngton (sic) 1291 Tax

• Bouygton 1393 Weld1

• Bovyndon 1327–1343 Cl

• Bovynden 1328,1329 ib

• Bovehampton 1475 Weld1 1478 ib

• Bovingdon, Bovington 1535 VE

• Bovington Farme 1682,1703 Weld1

Etymology

Bovington (SY 828886), Bovington Fm (827883), Bovintone 1086 DB, Bovinton , Bovynton 1236 Fees, 1254Salis , 1280 Ch, 1315, 1331, 1335 all Pat, Bouyngton , Bovyngton 1288Ass , 1312 Ipm, 1330 Pat, 1403Weld 1, Bonyngton (sic)1291 Tax, Bouygton 1393Weld 1, Bovyndon 1327– 1343 Cl, Bovynden 1328, 1329 ib, Bovehampton 1475Weld 1, 1478ib (p), Bovingdon , Bovington 1535 VE, Bovington Farme 1682, 1703Weld 1, 'farm called after Bōfa', from the OE  pers.n. Bōfa (Redin 85), and -ingtūn . Forms in -don and -den show confusion of the final el. with dūn and denu ; forms in -hampton show confusion with hām-tūn.There is mention of a 'church of St Andrew ' here in 1330 Pat.