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.

Bownhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fylingdales

Historical Forms

  • Bownehalle 1236 Whitby
  • Bownelle 1540 Whitby

Etymology

'Buna's hall' from the OE  pers. name Būna and h(e)all.