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Survey of English Place-Names

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Island Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Weaverham

Historical Forms

  • Dutton Bottoms Farm 1839 TA

Etymology

, Dutton Bottoms Farm 1839TA , cf. Dutton Bottoms 2113 , v. ēg-land . The new name arises from the creation of an island here between the old course of R . Weaver and the New Cut 1831 Bry ( 109–585770 ) , v. cut . This location seems to be Actonbothum 1355 , 1357 BPR , held by Thomas de Dutton , v. boðm ' bottom land, valley bottom ' , cf. Actonsupra , Dutton 2112 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site