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.

Bow Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoughton

Historical Forms

  • Bochella 1194 P
  • Bowehill 1540 MinAcct

Etymology

This name probably means 'hill curved like a bow,' cf. Bowhill, Bowden (olim Boghehull , Boghedon ), names of frequent occurrence in Devon, v. hyll . For OE  boga as the first element, v. Bowes (PN NRY 304).

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement