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.

Bydown House

Other OS name in the Parish of Swimbridge

Historical Forms

  • Bydowne 1625 Recov
  • Bydoune 1333 SR

Etymology

is Bydowne 1625Recov and was the home ofRobert Bydoune (1333SR ) . ' By the down . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement