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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bowmoor Cottage

Other OS name in the Parish of Kempsford

Historical Forms

  • Bulmer 1542 MinAcct
  • Bomer 1627 Inq

Etymology

, 1801EnclA , Bulmer 1542MinAcct , Bomer 1627 Inq , ' bull pond ' , v. bula , mere .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement