Boswarva (EN) / Bosworwedh (KW)

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Elements: 

bos

Meaning: 
dwelling

gorwedh

Meaning: 
wooded slope
Elements notes: 
<bos> ‘dwelling’ + <gorwedh> ‘wooded slope’
Historic forms: 
Bosvorved Warda ?1285 (Gover, 1948) (Pool, 1985) Bosworwet Woeles 1288 (Gover, 1948) Bosworvetwoeles 1289 (Gover, 1948) (Pool, 1985) Bosworvet Wollas 1289 (Bond, 2009) Bosworweth Wollas 1289 (Bond, 2009) Bosworweth 1289 (Gover, 1948) (Pool, 1985) Bosvorvet 1301 (Pool, 1985) Bosworvet Woeles 1331 Weatherhill Woles 1331 Weatherhill Bosvorevet woeles juxta Kasekcan 1331 (Gover, 1948) Bosvarveth 1428 (Gover, 1948) Bosworveth 1439 (Pool, 1985) Bosvorveth 1441 (Gover, 1948) Bosvorvethwoles 1457 (Gover, 1948) Boswarya 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Higher Boswarva 1757 (*CRO, P133/12/1, 1757) (Bond, 2009) Lower Boswarva 1757 (*CRO, P133/12/1, 1757) (Bond, 2009) Higher Buswarva 1782 (*CRO, P133/5/1, 1782) (Bond, 2009) Buswarva 1782 (*CRO, P133/5/1, 1782) (Bond, 2009) Buswarva 1785 (*CRO, P133/28/3, 1785) (Bond, 2009) Lower Buswarva 1785 (*CRO, P133/28/3, 1785) (Bond, 2009) Higher Boswarva 1842 (CRO, TA/133, 1842) (Bond, 2009) Boswarva Woollas 1842 (CRO, TA/133, 1842) (Bond, 2009) Higher Boswarva 1884 (Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009) Boswarva Wollas 1884 (Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009) Boswarva 1888 (OS, 6”, 1888) (Bond, 2009) Boswarva Carn 1888 (OS, 6”, 1888) (Bond, 2009) Boswarva 1971 (Russell, 1971, pp21, 51) (Bond, 2009) Higher Boswarva 1971 (Russell, 1971, pp20, 51) (Bond, 2009) Lower Boswarva 1971 (Russell, 1971, p58) (Bond, 2009) Boswarva 1974 (OS 1974) Boswarva Carn 1974 (OS 1974) Boswarva 1995 (OS 1995) Boswarva Carn 1995 (OS 1995) Higher Boswarva 1995 (OS 1995)
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