English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bottoms Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Bottoms Hall 1724 NotCestr
  • Bothum 1359 Eyre
  • Bothoms 1461 Earw
  • Bothoms hall 1625 Sheaf
  • Bothams Hall c.1620 Orm2
  • Bothums Hall 1621 Sheaf

Etymology

Bottoms Hall, Bottoms Hall 1724 NotCestr, Bothum 1359Eyre (p), Bothoms 1461 Earw, Bothoms hall 1625 Sheaf, Bothams Hall c.1620 Orm2, Bothums Hall 1621 Sheaf, 'valley bottom', v. boðm . v. Addenda.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site