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.

Bovingdon Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ibstone

Historical Forms

  • Buuendon, Bouendon 1262 Ass
  • Bovyndone 1332 Cl
  • Bubington 1766 J

Etymology

OE  bufan -dūne , 'above hill,' v. bufan . The green stands on the top of a hill with the land falling away on either side of it.