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.

Bowland Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hemingbrough

Historical Forms

  • Boulondewra 1251 Ass

Etymology

Bowland Ho (6″) is Boulondewra 1251 Ass. v. land , vra and boga , 'bow.'