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.

Bownhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fylingdales

Historical Forms

Bownehalle 1236 Whitby

Bownelle 1540 Whitby

Etymology

'Buna's hall' from the OE pers. name Būna and h(e)all.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

Fylingdales