Bowscale
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bowscale
Historical Forms
- le Bouschale, le Bouscale 1361 Ipm
- Bowscalez 1485 ib
- Buskaill, Bewskayll, Buskell 1562,1568,1571 PR(Greystoke)
- Bowreskell 1568 LRMB
- Bowskell 1600 PR(Dacre)
- Buskelde 1604 LRMB
- Buskell 1606 Ct
- Bouskell 1650 ParlSurv
- Bowsgill 1749 PR(Crosth)
- Bousgil(l) 1753 1777 NB
Etymology
v. skáli . The place lies at the bottom of a great curving hill, so the first element is probably OE boga , 'curve.' Later there was common confusion in the second element between skáli and gil .