Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Bowood

Bowood, liberty, N. Wilts, 2 miles SW. of Calne; was part of Pewisham forest, a hunting ground of James I. Bowood Park is a seat of the Marquis of Lansdowne.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "liberty"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Wiltshire AncC
Place: Bowood

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