Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Nordhury Both 1281 Plea 1282 Court

• Norbury Booth Hall 1831 Bry

• Northtburibothes 1294 JRL

• Northebury Bothes 1506 JRL

• Norburibothes 1316 ib

• manerium de Bothes 1355 Orm2

• manerium del Bothes 1392 JRL

• manerium de Boothes 1369 Orm2

• the hall of the Bothes 1544 JRL

• Booths Hall 1842 OS

Etymology

'Booths at the north borough', or 'the north manor-house of Booths'. The latter is less likely, for the house is south of St John's infra , and south-east of Cross Town 74supra . If St John's were the site of the market borough in Booths created at the same time as that in Knutsford (probably at Cross Town), c.1292 (Orm2 i488), then this would have been 'the north borough', and would give name to the part of Booths so occupied, v. norð , burh (dat.sg. byrig ), bōth , hall . Cf. Knutsford 73supra .