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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bowsber Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Clapham

Historical Forms

  • Bowsber Heads 1852 TA
  • Bonsber (sic) 1771 M

Etymology

, Bowsber Heads 1852TA , Bonsber (sic)1771 M , v. beorg , the first el . could be bōs ' cow-stall ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement