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.

Bowdens

Other OS name in the Parish of Oakford

Historical Forms

  • Bowdon 1524 SR

Etymology

is to be associated with the family of William Bowdon (1524SR ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement