Blackmoor Bottom
valley · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This valley name combines 'black' with 'moor' and 'bottom'. It likely refers to a dark or peat-covered valley floor.
Word origins
- Blackmoor
- Old Englishdark moorland(from blæc "black, dark", mōr "moor, heathland")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from botm "bottom, valley")