Bowness
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bowness
Historical Forms
- Bounes c.1225 HolmC 1279 Ass 1582 FF
- Bouneys 1301 Carliol
- Bownos early14th GoughMap
- Bounays 1370 Ipm
- Boghenes 1292 Ass 1307 Pat
- Boghneys 1301 Ch
- Boughnesse, Boghneysse 1301 Ass
- Boghnes 1319 Carliol
- Bowenes 1333 Orig 1346 Cl 1387 FF 1416 Cl
- Bowenys 1386 Pat
- Bowenese 1417,1469 FF
- Bawenesse 1403 Pat
- Bawnes t.Eliz ChancP
- Bolnes 1502 Norfolk c.1540 Leland
- Bolnesse ib.
- Boulness 1576 S
- Bulnes 1601 CWxi
- Bulness(e) 1616 Camden 1658 Burton,Antoninus
- Boanese 1506 Queen's
- Bones 1509 LP
- Bonys 1536 ib
Etymology
A compound of OE boga , 'bow', and næss, or, more probably, ON bogi and nes . In either case, 'rounded, or bow-shaped headland.'For the Romano-British name (Maia) see Appendix.