Chequer Bottoms
valley · Nottinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This valley name likely derives from the Old English word 'cicel' meaning 'pebble' or 'gravel', referring to the valley's terrain. 'Bottom' is a common Old English term for a valley.
Word origins
- Chequer
- Old Englishpebble, gravel(from cicel "pebble, gravel")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from botm "bottom, valley")