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.

Bowthorn

Other OS name in the Parish of Cleator

Historical Forms

  • Bowthorne 1410 AllerA 1655 CantWvii

Etymology

is Bowthorne 1410 AllerA, 1655 CantW vii . ' Thorn tree inthe curve , ' v. boga .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement