Bowler's Green
Early-attested site in the Parish of Thursley
Historical Forms
- Buueliþe t.Hy3 BM
- Bovelith 1294 Ass 1312 Ipm 1355 AddCh
- Bovelythe 1344 Ct 1358 AddCh
- Bovelithe 1428 BM
- Boveley in Thursley 1548 LRMB
- Boveled Grene t.Ed6 Rental
- Bowlehedd t.Ed4 Ct
- Boulehead 1593 SACxix
- Bowlled grene 1647 SACvii
- Bowler Green 1765 R 1823 Br
- Bowlers Green 1823 G
Etymology
'Above the slope or hillside,' v. hliþ . The hamlet is really in the middle of rising ground. Cf. Bolinge in Buriton (Ha), Bouelingh '1235, Boueling '1248Ass , Buuelinche late 13th BM, Bovingdon and Boveney (PN Bk 187, 215), Boveridge (PN Do 100), and a place called Bouelithe (1349 Ipm) in Burpham (Sx).