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.

the Bowlinge lease

Field in the Parish of Theddingworth

Historical Forms

  • the Bowlinge lease 1601 Terrier
  • the Bowling leys 1690 Terrier
  • Bowleing pitt furlong 1674 Terrier

Etymology

the Bowlinge lease 1601, the Bowling leys 1690 (v. leys), Bowleing pitt furlong 1674 (v. pytt) (v. bowling)