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.

Bowley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of North Mundham

Historical Forms

  • Bouely 1296,1332 SR
  • Bouelee 1307 Ipm

Etymology

Bowley Fm is Bouely 1296, 1332 SR (p), Bouelee 1307 Ipm.Probably 'Bofa's leah.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement