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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.

Boat Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Abbotsbury

Etymology

( × 3 ) , cf. le Boutynghous 1400Ilch ( not in NED , cf. boating 1610 , boat-house 1824 ) but this form should perhaps be read le Bontynghous ( cf. ME buntyng hous 1473 MED ' a room for boltingmeal ' ) .