Botley Hill
hill or mountain · Warwickshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Botley Hill likely means 'Bota's clearing' or 'the clearing by the hut'. 'Botley' is a common place name element, derived from Old English 'bōt' (remedy, compensation) or 'bōth' (hut) and 'lēah' (clearing or wood).
Word origins
- Botley
- Old EnglishAttestedBota's clearing(from Bota "personal name", lēah "clearing, wood")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")