Bottomley Clough
valley
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bottomley Clough likely derives from Old English 'botm', meaning bottom or valley floor, and 'leah', meaning a clearing or wood. 'Clough' is a term for a ravine or valley. It suggests a clearing at the bottom of a ravine or valley.
Word origins
- Bottomley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing at the bottom(from botm "bottom, valley floor", leah "clearing, wood")
- Clough
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, valley(from cloh "ravine, valley")