Bodsey House
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ramsey
Historical Forms
- Bodes(h)eye 1216–41 Rams c.1350 FF 1220
- Botsey 1610 Speed
Etymology
There is adequate evidence for an OE name Boda , contained in Bodenham (He) and Bodicote (O) (v. Redin 45, 121). There is no OE evidence for a strong name Bode , and it is probable that the first element of the present is a short form of a compound pers. name ending in -bod , such as Winebod . 'Bod's island' v. eg .