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Survey of English Place-Names

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Boot

Other OS name in the Parish of Houghton on the Hill

Historical Forms

  • Boot 1846 White
  • Boot Inn 1863 ib
  • The Boot 1877 ib

Etymology

( P.H . ) ( lost ) , Boot 1846 White, Boot Inn 1863 ib, The Boot 1877ib ; note that the innkeeper in 1846 , Thomas Webster , was also a maker of footwear , hence perhaps the name of the hostelry .