Bolsover
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bolsover
Historical Forms
- Belesovre 1086 DB
- Belesovere 1270 Pat
- Bellesores 1199 ChR
- Bellessov' 1535 Val
- Bol(l)is(h)ou(e)r(e), Bol(l)es(h)ou(e)r(e), Bol(l)es(h)ov(e)r(e), Bol(l)es(h)oura, Bol(l)es(h)or(e), Bol(l)es(h)ores, Bol(l)esoures 1149–53,1154–9 Darley 1165,1167,1168,1169 P
- Bules(h)o(u)res 1197,1198,1199,1200,1201,1202 P 1209 PatR
- Bullesoure 1372 Fine 1373 Orig
- Balisoura 1175 P
- Ballesoure 1374 IpmR
- Bouesovre 1212 RBE
- Boldesore 1376 Pat
- Boulsouer 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed 1675 Ogilby
Etymology
This is a difficult name, the first element of which appears to be identical with that of Boulsdon Gl as Ekwall (DEPN) suggests.His tentative etymology 'edge or slope near the bullock pasture', with a first element OE bulan -lǣs 'bullock pasture', is far from convincing. The first element would appear to be a strong pers.n., perhaps an unrecorded OE pers.n. Bul (l ) or Bol (l ), the weak forms of which are either on record or have been adduced from p.n. evidence.Perhaps it is therefore 'Bul(l)'s or Bol(l)'s slope', v. ofer 2 . The Be - spellings are presumably errors for Bo -; in view of the overwhelming evidence of the Bo - and Bu - forms the two isolated Ba - spellings can safely be disregarded. For the modern pronunciation v. supra lii.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Bentinck Villas
- Pond Ho
- Spittal Green
- Town End
- Whaley Mill
- Woodside
- Blackbanks
- Blind Lane
- Boleappleton
- Bolsover Castle
- Bolsover Hill
- Bolsover Moor
- Carrvale
- The Coppice
- Grave Wood
- Hill Top
- Hornscroft Road
- Limekiln Field
- Longlands
- Marlpit Lane
- Nether Woodhouse
- Nook Villa
- The Nunnery
- Ovencroft Lane
- Over Woodhouse
- Petticoat Lane
- Portland Ho