Bowlands
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wetwang
Historical Forms
- Boghlangate 1348 Kirkham
Etymology
Bowlands (6″) is Boghlangate 1348Kirkham . The name refers to the steep sweeping hillside. In form and meaning the name is identical with Bowland (WRY, PN La 142) and the sense of boga is paralleled by Bowbank (PN NRY 308). 'Expanse of land by the curving hillside,' v. land , gata .