Boveney
Major Settlement in the Parish of Boveney
Historical Forms
- Bovenie 1086 DB
- Boveniae 1086 DB
- Boueneie 1155 P
- Buuenia 1189 P
- Boueneya 1201 FineR
- Boueneia 1202 Fines
- Buueneye 1226 Bract
Etymology
Probably OE bufan -ēge , 'above-island,' for it is just above a small island in the Thames. v. eg .