Colliers Bottom
valley · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a valley ('bottom') associated with a collier, likely a coal miner. The 'bottom' refers to the valley floor.
Word origins
- Collier
- Old Englishcoal miner(from colier "coal miner")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from botm "bottom, valley")