Mainbow
Early-attested site in the Parish of Highweek (with Newton Abbot)
Historical Forms
- Maynbogh c.1200 Torre 15th
- Meynbogh 1244 Ass
- Maynbough 13th Oliver
- la Maynbouhe 13th Buckfast
- la Meynbogh 1301 Ass
Etymology
This may be a compound of the British word maen , 'stone' and OE boga , 'bow' (v. Bowden supra 37), hence 'curve of land by the rock.' Or the first element may be OE mægen - as in the compound Mainstone supra 228.