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.

Bold

Other OS name in the Parish of Penkridge

Historical Forms

  • le Bold(e) 1327 SR 1342 Pat 1432 Fine 1480 Banco 1548 Survey 1598,1608 QSR
  • le boulde 1598 Ct

Etymology

( obs ) , le Bold (e )1327 SR (p), 1342 Pat, 1432Fine, 1480 Banco, 1548Survey , 1598, 1608 QSR, le boulde 1598Ct , v. bold ' the dwelling-place ' ; it survives in Bull Bridgeinfra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site