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.

Queen Mary's Bower

Other OS name in the Parish of Chatsworth

Historical Forms

  • A Tower of Antick Model 1681 Cotton

Etymology

, 1840 O , being described as A Tower of Antick Model 1681 Cotton . Traditionally it is the place where Mary , Queen of Scots , was allowed to exercise when a prisoner at Chatsworth . At that time it was close to the house , being within the garden walls ( ex . inf . Mr . Francis Thompson ) .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement