English Place-name Society

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.

Bosney

Early-attested site in the Parish of Iden

Historical Forms

  • Bosinhey 12th ADiii
  • Bosen(e)y 1296 SR 1304 HMCv.503
  • Bosne 1332 SR

Etymology

Bosney is Bosinhey 12th AD iii, Bosen (e )y 1296 SR (p), 1304 HMC v.503(p), Bosne 1332 SR (p). 'Bosa 's enclosure,' v. (ge)hæg.

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Places in the same Parish