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.

Little Bovey

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bovey Tracy

Historical Forms

  • Little Boui 1195 FF
  • parua Bouy juxta Bouy Tracy 1303 Ass

Etymology

Little Boui 1195 FF, parua Bouy juxta Bouy Tracy 1303Ass , and is probably identical with the DB manor of Adonebovi , which stands for 'Ofdune or Adoun Bovy.' It is further down the stream.