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.

Hill Bottom

Other OS name in the Parish of Worth Matravers

Historical Forms

  • The Hill Bottom 1844 TA(CorfeC.)
  • Bottom 1811 OS
  • the hamlet of Bottom 1861 Hutch3

Etymology

, The Hill Bottom 1844TA (Corfe C.), Bottom 1811 OS, the hamlet of Bottom 1861 Hutch3 , v. hyll , botm ; the valley below North Hill and West Hill infra .