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.

Botlisforthehole

Field in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • Botlisforthehole 1333 Rut
  • Botilsfordehole 1352 Rut
  • Botelisfordehole 1366 Rut

Etymology

Botlisforthehole 1333, Botilsfordehole 1352, Botelisfordehole 1366(' the hollow towards Bottesford', v. hol 1)