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.

Boyland

Other OS name in the Parish of Dunsford

Historical Forms

  • Boylaunde 1315 Exon
  • Boylond(e) 1329 Ass 1330 SR

Etymology

is Boylaunde 1315 Exon, Boylond (e )1329Ass , 1330SR (all p) . v. Bystockinfra 600 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement