Bowden Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Burbage
Historical Forms
- Bowden t.Ed6 WMxv
- Bowden otherwise Bowden Fitzwarrens 1626 WIpm
Etymology
Bowden Fm is Bowden t. Ed 6 WM xv, Bowden otherwise Bowden Fitzwarrens 1626 WIpm. Cf. Bowedonesgrove 1257For . It stands on a rounded hill so possibly we have a compound of boga , 'curve, bow,' and dun as in the numerous Devon examples of Bowden (PN D 37).