Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowden (Parish) | Bowden (Parish) | The County Map New Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer |
007; 008; 013; 014 | [Situation] In Sheets 7.7 7.12 7.16 8.9 8.10 8.13 8.14 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.8 13.11 13.12 14.1 14.2 14.5 14.6 & 149 In the charters of the twelfth century, the name of the parish of Bowden is written variously Bothendene, Botheldene, and Bouldene - The Village of Bowden is, in fact, situated upon a dene or vale: and higher up, on this rivulet, stands Holydean, a Hamlet or farm belonging to the Duke of Roxburgh - The Dene undoubtedly represents the Valley, and the only difficulty arises from the prefix Bothen, Bothel, Bould - though a zealous etymologist might run into the Cambro-British speech for a solution of this difficulty, the safest resource is the Anglo-Saxon: And, herein, we find Botl, and Botel, a dwelling place, a village, a Farm, a Manor: So Botel-dene, is obviously the Manor place in the dene, or Valley; and |
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Parish of Bowden
W. Beatty CA [Civilian Assistant]
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Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 4 - Parish of Bowden, OS1/29/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Bowden.
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Roxburgh, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.