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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bottle Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Beechingstoke

Historical Forms

  • botan wæle 892 BCS567 13th
  • botan wylle 934 14th ib
  • Botenwelle 942 BCS769 14th
  • Botewell(e) 1332 SR 1341 NI
  • Bottewelle 1394 GDR
  • Botwell 1513 FF
  • Bottle Mead c.1840 TA

Etymology

Bottle Fm (6″) is botan wæle 892 (13th) BCS 567, botan wylle 934 (14th) ib. 699, Botenwelle 942 (14th) BCS 769, Botewell (e )1332SR (p), 1341 NI (p), Bottewelle 1394GDR , Botwell 1513FF , Bottle Mead c. 1840TA . 'Bota 's spring or stream,' v. wielle .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement