Bowers Gifford

proper noun

A small village in Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet parish, Basildon district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7588).

OriginOld English būr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small village in Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet parish, Basildon district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7588).

Origin

  1. Old Englishbūr“bower”
  2. EnglishBowers Gifford

From Old English būr (“bower”), with manorial affix from the Giffard family in the 13th century.

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