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.

Bowbridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hawton

Historical Forms

  • Bugbrig' c.1200 LincolnDandC
  • Bourbrig 1351 Pat
  • Bowbridge Lane c.1650 CoRec

Etymology

Bowbridge is Bugbrig 'c. 1200LincolnDandC , Bourbrig 1351 Pat, Bowbridge Lane c. 1650 CoRec. The early forms are inconsistent with one another and no satisfactory explanation of this name can be offered.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement