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.

Bowfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Bowfeld 1539 DRH 1540 MinAcct

Etymology

, 1842TA , Bowfeld 1539DRH , 1540MinAcct , v. boga ' curving hillside ' , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement