The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Great Bowden

Leicestershire (County [UK]), England


View Larger MapDescription of institution: The village was included in the Domesday Book, under the name 'Bugedone' and was worth 40 shillings per year to the King. 'Bugedone', is a combination of the Old English female personal name 'Bucga' and the word 'dun' (meaning 'a hill, a flat-topped hill, an open upland expanse'). URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Bowden