The Bittams
Early-attested site in the Parish of Leckhampton
Historical Forms
- the Bittoms 1575 Crav
- le Bittomes, le little Bittomes, Bithoms 1605 Comm
- Bithenes, le Byttomes brooke 1606 AOMB
Etymology
The Bittams, the Bittoms 1575Crav 14, le Bittomes , le little Bittomes , Bithoms 1605Comm , Bithenes , le Byttomes brooke 1606AOMB . v. bytme 'head of a valley'; this is at the head of the small valley down which the brook mentioned in 1606 runs to the Chelt.