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Bodwen
(EN)
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Boswynn
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Lanlivery
Hundred:
Powder
Elements:
bos
Meaning:
dwelling
gwynn
Meaning:
white, fair, blessed
Elements notes:
<bos> 'dwelling' + <gwynn> 'white'
Historic forms:
Boswyn 1296 (Gover, 1948) Bodwynne 1568 (Gover, 1948) Bodwen 1884 (farm)(Symons, 1884)