English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Bowers Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • del Bour 1300–30 Watson
  • (the) Bowers 1603 HAS 1641 PREll
  • Bowers near Ripponden 1728 LdsM

Etymology

, del Bour 1300–30 Watson 158(p), (the ) Bowers 1603 HAS 17, 296, 1641PREll, Bowers near Ripponden 1728 LdsM , v. būr 1 ' a cottage, a dwelling ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement