Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Botlesford c.1130 LeicSurv Hy1 Ch 1333 P 1176 Ass 1203 Rut John

• Botlesforde e.13,e.Hy3 Rut 1224 RHug 1230 Rut Edw1 1335 Cl 1427 Comp 1489 Cl

• Bottlesford' Hy3 Rut

• Bottlesforth' 1339 ib

• Botlisford' e.Hy3 e.13 Wyg 1240 Rut 1317,1318 1333 Ch

• Bottlisford' Hy3,1310 Rut

• Botlisforda c.1240,1247 ib

• Botlisfort e.Hy3 ib

• Botlisforth' 1332 ib

• Botelesford(e) Hy2 BelCartB e.15 BelCartA l.12 RHug e.14 Rut 1224 Pat 1329 Rut 1339 Ipm 1449,1451 Wyg 1489 1493

• Botelesforth' 1317 Rut

• Botellesford' 1281,1287 1465 Wyg 1466 Rut

• Bottellesford(e) 1350,1384 Wyg 1395 Rut 1487 1490 Wyg

• Bottellesford' in le Vale 1492 ib

• Bottelesford' Edw1 Rut 1488 Wyg 1533,1544 Rut

• Botelisford' m.13(e.15),Hy3(e.15) BelCartB 1308,1332 Rut 1349 Wyg 1351 Rut

• Bottellisford' 1395 ib

• Botilesford' 1325 Wyg

• Bottillesford(e) 1237 Rut 1324 Wyg 1337 Rut 1338 Wyg

• Botillesford' 1281,1325,1349 Rut 1482 Wyg

• Botilesforth' Hy3 Crox

• Botilisford' Hy3,Edw1,1332 Rut

• Botylisford' 1289 ib

• Botillisford' 1307,1341 ib

• Bottilisford 1427 Terrier

• Bottylisford 1427 ib

• Bottillisford' 1331 ib

• Bottillisforthe Hy3 Rut

• Botullesford' 1342 Wyg

• Botullesforth' 1333 Rut

• Botelsford(e) 1224 RHug 1274 Ass 1462 Wyg

• Botellsford 1413 Comp

• Bottelsforde 1544 Rut

• Botilsford' Hy3 BelCartB e.15

• Bottilsford' 1312 Wyg 1331 Rut 1427 Terrier

• Bottylsford 1427 ib

• Botillsford' 1482 Wyg

• Botleford 1236 Fees

• Botelford 1258 BelCartB e.15 Rut 1381 Wyg 1482 Rut 1544

• Bottelleford 1525 Comp

• Bottelford(e) 1544 Rut

• Bottilford' e.Hy3,1236,1247 ib

• Botilford 1259 CroxR Edw1

• Botillforde 1482 Wyg

• Botilleford' 1482 ib

• Botesford 1086 DB 1339 Pat 1368 Rut 1429 1508 Ipm

• Botesforth 1486 Pat

• Botysford(e) 1388 Rut 1546 AAS

• Botisford 1516 Wyg

• Bottesford(e) 1400 Rut 1404 Wyg 1415,1423 Comp

• Bottesford other wise cald Bottlesford 1516 Wyg

• Bottesford alias Botlisford 1516 ib

• Bottesford al' dict' Botlesford 1518 ib

• Bottesford otherwyse cald Botlesford 1518 ib

• Bottesforth(e) 1535 VE 1541 Rut 1593 et passim

• Bottisford(e) 1427 Comp 1516 Wyg 1531 et passim

• Bottysford' 1388,1513 Rut 1553 Pat

• Bottysforth(e) 1535 VE 1546 AAS

• Bot(t)isforthe 1539 Rut 1581 LEpis

• Bottsforthe 1611 Rut

• Bothesford 1155×68 Rut

• Bodlesford 1236 Fees

• Bottellesford' in le Vale 1492 Wyg

Etymology

'The ford at the dwelling' (literally 'the ford of the dwelling'), v. botl , ford . The two final forms listed above indicate the influence of OE  boðl, an alternative form of botl . Bottellesford ' in le Vale 1492Wyg relates the settlement to the Vale of Belvoir (v. val ). Bottesford stands on R. Devon, hence the ford.