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.

Bowden Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lacock

Historical Forms

  • Bovedon(e) c.1240 Lacock 1249 Ass 1270 For
  • Bovedoune 1332 SR 1336 FF
  • Bouedon 1374 FF 1411 IpmR
  • Bovedon al. Bowdon 1561 FF
  • Bowden al. Bowdowne 1539 MinAcct

Etymology

Bowden Park is Bovedon (e )c. 1240Lacock , 1249Ass (p), 1270For , Bovedoune 1332SR (p), 1336FF , Bouedon 1374FF , 1411 IpmR, Bovedon al. Bowdon 1561FF , Bowden al. Bowdowne 1539MinAcct . '(Place) above the down,' from OE (on ) bufan dūne .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement