Balsdean Bottom
valley · East Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Balsdean Bottom is likely named from Old English 'bælstæn' meaning a stone used for worship or sacrifice, combined with 'denu' meaning a valley. The name refers to a valley containing such a stone.
Word origins
- Balsdean
- Old EnglishAttestedValley with a stone of worship(from bælstæn "stone of worship/sacrifice", denu "valley")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedValley(from botm "bottom, valley")