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 Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wootton Wawen

Historical Forms

  • Butteleia 1199 FF
  • Botteleia 1450 ADiii
  • Butlege 1202 FF
  • Botley 1336 Ch
  • Boteley 1370 MinAcct

Etymology

Botley Hill is Butteleia 1199 FF, Botteleia ib.et freq to 1450 AD iii, with variant spellings Bottelege , Botteleye , Bottelegh , Botelege , Butlege 1202 FF, Botley 1336 Ch, Boteley 1370MinAcct . 'Botta 's clearing or wood,' leah . Cf. Botley Hill (PN Sr 338).