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Bowleaze (Coveway)

Other OS name in the Parish of Preston

Historical Forms

  • (land) super lez Bolheys 1461 Rent
  • claus' voc' Bolhey 1479 Weld1 1481 MinAcct
  • prat' voc' Bolhaise 1531 Weld1
  • Bolehaies 1586 WeyR
  • Bollhayes 1617 ib
  • Bow Leaze 1838 TA

Etymology

, (land ) super lez Bolheys 1461Rent , claus ' voc ' Bolhey 1479Weld 1, 1481MinAcct ,prat ' voc ' Bolhaise 1531Weld 1, Bolehaies 1586 WeyR, Bollhayes 1617ib, Bow Leaze 1838TA , ' bull enclosure(s) ' , v. bula , (ge)hæg ; Bowleaze is now the name of a small bay , v. cove .