Bowers Gifford
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bowers Gifford
Historical Forms
- Bura 1085–9 WDB 1086 DB
- Bures 1157 WDB 1197 FF
- Bures Tany 1260 FF
- Bures iuxta Magna Bemflete 1290 Ass
- Bures by Pithesey 1292 Ch
- Buris 1260 Pat
- Burisgiffard 1315 Inqaqd
- Burys 1338 Pat
- Bowers 1291 Tax
- Borys 1547 FF
- Bewars t.Eliz ChancP
- Bures or Bowers 1768 M
- Giffard (1243 FF)
- Tany (1289 FF)
Etymology
'Cottages,' v. bur . Gifford from the family of William Giffard (1243 FF) and Tany from that of Richard de Tany (1289 FF).