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.

Broad Bottom

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Brodebothum 13 Wads
  • Brodebothom 14,1430 Stansf 1553 FGr 1572 Ct
  • Brodbothm c.1250 HAS
  • Brodbothom(e) 1305 Stansf 1536 WillY 1596 FF 1614 PRHept

Etymology

Broad Bottom, Brodebothum 13 Wads 45, Brodebothom 14, 1430 Stansf, 1553FGr 23, 1572 Ct, Brodbothm c. 1250 HAS 3, Brodbothom (e )1305 Stansf, 1536 WillY, 1596 FF, 1614 PRHept. 'Broad valley-bottom', v. brād , botm (boðm).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement