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Survey of English Place-Names

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Butt Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Bacton

Etymology

, v. OE  *butt1 ' tree-stump, log ' , OScand  butr ' log ' or ME  butte ' a strip of land abutting on a boundary , end piece of a common field ' ( cf. Field s.n. ) , although OFr , ME  butt2 ' an archery butt ' is also possible ; cf. Field s.n. Butt Close .