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.

Bowden Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Totnes

Historical Forms

  • Bowedon juxta Magna Tottenesse 1313 Ass
  • Boughedon 1338 FF
  • Boghedon 1417 Exon

Etymology

is Bowedon juxta Magna Tottenesse 1313Ass ,Boughedon 1338FF , Boghedon 1417 Exon . ' Bow-shaped hill , ' v. supra 37 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement