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.

Bottom Piece

Other OS name in the Parish of Upton St Leonards

Historical Forms

  • Bottom field 1840 TA
  • Botme c.1210 GlR
  • Bodme c.1220 ib
  • B(h)utme c.1260,1349 ib

Etymology

, Bottom field 1840TA , named from Botme c. 1210 GlR,Bodme c. 1220 ib, B (h )utme c. 1260, 1349 ib , v. botm , bytme ' bottom ' .