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.

Bovington Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bocking

Historical Forms

  • Bouinton 1254 Ass
  • Bovyton(c) 1272 1335 FF 1392,1402 Ct
  • Bonytone (sic) 1364 Ch
  • Boueton' 1385 Ct

Etymology

Bovington Hall [bʌviŋdən] is Bouinton 1254Ass (p), Bovyton (c )1272Ass , FF, 1335FF (p), 1392, 1402Ct , Bonytone (sic)1364 Ch, Boueton '1385Ct . 'Bofa 's farm,' v. ingtun .

BovingtonWood (6″) is Bovytone Wode 1401, Bouyngton Wode 1410–18Ct .