Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bovewode 1086 DB

• Bonewod (sic, for Bouewod) 1209 FF

• Bouewod(e) 1280(p),1288 Ass 1293 FF 1316 FA 1340 Ilch

• Nor(h)tbouewod(e), Suhtbouewod(e) 1280 Ass

• Suthbouewode 1310 FF

• Buvewud' e14 Salis

• Bowoda 1166 LN

• Bowude 1244 Ass

• Bowode e13 ChrP 1372 Ass 1244 FA 1285 Ass 1288 Ipm 1298 Cl 1440

• Estbowode 1288 Ass

• Northbowod(e) 1412,1431 FA 1468 HarlCh

• Southbowod(e) 1431 FA 1486 Ipm

• Buwod(e) 1207 Cur 1208 FF l13 HarlCh 1329 Forde 15

• Buwude 1260 FF

• Buwde lHy3 CottCh

• Bouwode 1244 Ass 1251 FF 1303 FA 1376 FF

• Northbouwode 1304 Drew

• Borwod(e) (sic) 1288 Ass

• South Bowewode 1449 HarlCh

• North Bowood 1600 AD

• North-Bowood, South-Bowood 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

Probably '(place) above the wood', from bufan and wudu , cf. Bowood Ho PN W 257, Bowood PN D 84. Both N Bowood & S Bowood lie relatively high at 400′, v. norð , sūð and ēast .