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.

Bowstead Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Tolleshunt Major

Historical Forms

  • Earls Bumste 1331 Ipm

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is probably to be associated with Earls Bumste 1331 Ipm , identified with Barn Hall supra 308 . Cf. Roman River supra 11 and Bounsted Grove supra lxi .

Places in the same Parish