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Bowl Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lower Swell

Historical Forms

  • (le) Bowlde 1535 VE 1540 MinAcct 1542 LP
  • Bould Mill 1628 Inq 1669 GR
  • Swell Bowl 1830 M

Etymology

Bowl Fm, (le ) Bowlde 1535 VE, 1540MinAcct , 1542 LP, Bould Mill 1628 Inq, 1669 GR, 444, Swell Bowl 1830 M. From OE  bold , a Merc variant of bōðl 'mansion, dwelling'. Cf. Bould (O 357).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement