Claypits Bottom
valley · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Claypits Bottom is a valley name. 'Claypits' refers to pits where clay was extracted. 'Bottom' means a valley.
Word origins
- Claypits
- Old EnglishAttestedclay pits(from clæg "clay", pytt "pit")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from botm "bottom, valley")