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| 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 BowdenW. Beatty CA [Civilian Assistant]
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