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.

Boarsden

Other OS name in the Parish of Slaidburn

Historical Forms

  • Bosden 1579 WillY
  • Bosden in Bowland 1600,1611 FF
  • Boisden in Newton 1585 WillY
  • Boseden 1665 Visit
  • Boasden 1672 Dep

Etymology

, Bosden 1579WillY, Bosden in Bowland 1600, 1611 FF, Boisden in Newton 1585 WillY,Boseden 1665 Visit, Boasden 1672Dep , v. bōs ' cowshed ' , denu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name