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Havering-atte-Bower
Havering-atte-Bower is a village and outlying settlement of the London Borough of Havering,〔(Havering London Borough Council ) - A history of Havering atte Bower〕 located 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Charing Cross and close to the Greater London boundary. It was one of three former parishes whose area comprised the historic Royal Liberty of Havering.〔(Vision of Britain ) - Havering atte Bower liberty〕 The village has been the location of a number of palaces and large houses including Bower House, The Round House, Pyrgo Palace and Havering Palace.
==Etymology==
The name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Haueringas''.〔Mills, Anthony David ''Dictionary of London Place Names''. Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-19-280106-6.〕 It is an ancient folk name meaning ''settlement of the followers of a man called Hæfer''.〔 The name is recorded as ''Hauering atte Bower'' in 1272. The ''atte Bower'' suffix means ''at the royal residence'' and refers to Havering Palace, which was situated here.〔 The West London equivalent to Havering-atte-Bower is Old Windsor in Berkshire, which had a Saxon Palace that predated Windsor Castle. Edward the Confessor would have travelled to and from his palaces at both Havering-atte-Bower and Old Windsor. Both villages are situated on high ground and have great views into London.
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