Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bodeltone 1086 DB

• Bothelton, Bothilton Ric1 Puds 1231 FF c.1250 Puds

• Boulton 1189 Ch 1271 Puds l.12–1260 Cur 1221 FF 1246 Ch 1270 PRBlt 1642

• Bowlton 1415 Puds

• Boelton l.12 Puds 1230–40 Cockers

• Bouelton Hy3,c.1260 Puds

• Bouhilton 1274 ib

• Bolton c.1200,1303 Puds 1319 Sawl45d 1616 PrHosp

• -in Bouhelant 12 Sawl28

• -Boughland 1302 Puds

• -in Boland, -nere Boland l.12 Puds 1515 Testv

• -in Bouland 1234 FF 1254 Percy 1280 Ass 1319 Sawl45d

• -in Boueland c.1260 Puds

• -in Craven by Sallay 1352 Ch

• -juxta Psallay 1361 Ass1

• -in Bowland, -nygh Bowland, -by Bowland 1415,1563 Puds 1835 PRWd

• -ny(ghe) Bolland(e), -near Bolland(e), -juxta Bolland(e), -by Bolland(e) 1521 WillY 1547 FF 1575 TudPD 1589,1614 FF

Etymology

'A village or farmstead and its buildings', v. bōðl –tūn , a common Yorkshire name. For the affix v. Bowland 112supra .