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.

Bowditch or Burridge Cmn

Other OS name in the Parish of Chardstock

Historical Forms

  • Bowdich comon 1607 DCMCt
  • Burditch Common 1811 OS
  • Burridge Cmn 1839 TA

Etymology

, Bowdich comon 1607DCMCt , Burditch Common 1811 OS, Burridge Cmn 1839TA , named from Bowditch supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement