Birkenshaw Bottoms
valley
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name describes the lower part of a valley or hollow associated with birch trees. 'Birken' means 'of birch', and 'shaw' is Old English for a small wood or thicket. 'Bottoms' refers to the lower part of a valley.
Word origins
- Birken
- Old Englishof birch(from birce "birch tree")
- Shaw
- Old Englishsmall wood, thicket(from sceaga "wood, copse")
- Bottoms
- Old Englishlower part of a valley(from botm "bottom, base")