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.

Golden Bowl

Other OS name in the Parish of Corfe Castle

Historical Forms

  • the Golden Bowl 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

, the Golden Bowl 1774 Hutch1 , a nickname for productive land ; ' the hilly part [ of Encombe ] … from its fertility , has been distinguished by the name of the GoldenBowl' (Hutch1 1186) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement