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.

Booth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Bothe 1379 PT
  • Ryssheworth bothe 1538 MinAcct
  • Boythe 1569 HAS 17,1581 YDi
  • Booth 1644 WillY

Etymology

Booth [buiþ], Bothe 1379 PT (p), Ryssheworth bothe 1538MinAcct 56, Boythe 1569 HAS 29, 17, 1581 YD i, Booth 1644 WillY, v. bōth 'a booth, a shed'. The form Boythe is an early example of the modern dial. form (Phonol. § 30).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement