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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bone's Gote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leverington

Historical Forms

  • Bondesgote, Bondysgote 1438 Sewers, Imb
  • Bond's gote 1570 ib
  • Bonesgote 1620 SewersD
  • Bone's Gout c.1825 O.S.

Etymology

Bone's Gote is Bondesgote , Bondysgote 1438Sewers , Imb, Bond 's gote 1570 ib., Bonesgote 1620SewersD , Bone 's Gout c. 1825 O.S. This is a compound of bonde (from ON  bóndi), originally denoting a peasant proprietor (v. EPN), and ME  gote, 'watercourse,' v. infra 327.