Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Botherland 1811 OS

• Gt Befferland & Lt Befferland 1843 TA

Etymology

, 1769DCMMap , Botherland 1811 OS, Gt Befferland & Lt Befferland 1843TA , perhaps analogous with Beverlands ( 1684 ) 2 78 thought to be from beofor ' beaver ' , appropriate here since the farm lies beside R . Char ; the first el . is less likely to be a surname , but cf. Alexander Bevell 1664 HTax .