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Bottoms Reservoir

Other OS name in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Bottom Lodge Mill 1831 Bry
  • Bottom 1842 OS
  • Bottoms Mill 1847 TAMap
  • Bottoms Lodge 1860 White
  • Rhodes Mill(s) 1831 Bry 1847 TAMap

Etymology

, the site of Bottom Lodge Mill 1831 Bry, Bottom 1842 OS, Bottoms Mill 1847TAMap , Bottoms Lodge 1860 White, and of Rhodes Mill (s )1831 Bry, 1847TAMap , v. botm ' a valley-bottom ' , cf. Rhodeswoodinfra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site