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.

Botolphs

Major Settlement in the Parish of Botolphs

Historical Forms

  • de Sancto Botulpho 1288 Ass
  • St Botulph juxta Brembre 1442 Cicestr
  • Botoulf 1395 SAC40,116
  • Botulphes 1453 Sele
  • Botolvis 1484 SAC40,120
  • Buttelles 1565 SRS3,45
  • Buttles 1610 Norden
  • Buttols 1726 MarC
  • Buttolphs 1624 MarL 1724 B

Etymology

The parish takes its name from the church, dedicated to St Botolph.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site