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.

Botley Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Grinstead

Historical Forms

  • Bottelegh 1325 Ipm
  • Botlyes 1501 FF
  • Botleghe 1546 FM
  • Bottelegh 1296 SR

Etymology

Botley Wood (6″) is Bottelegh 1325 Ipm, Botlyes 1501 FF, Botleghe 1546FM , and may have been the home of Robert de Bottelegh (1296 SR). 'Botta's clearing,' v. leah .