The John Bargrave Collection
Great Bowden
Leicestershire, England, Europe
No image has been attached.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