English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Bowderthwaite Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Bowderthwaite 1706 PR

Etymology

, Bowderthwaite 1706 PR , ' clearing with a booth or shelter ' , v. búð ( gen . sg . búðar ) , þveit , cf. Bowderdale (ii, 31supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement