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.

Bowerdon

Other OS name in the Parish of Buckfastleigh

Historical Forms

  • Bowrton 1550 AOMB
  • Bowerton 1680 Recov

Etymology

is Bowrton 1550AOMB , Bowerton 1680Recov .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement