Gatherstone Bottom
valley · West Berkshire
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Gatherstone Bottom is a valley name. 'Gatherstone' might refer to a meeting place or a boundary stone, and 'bottom' means the valley floor.
Word origins
- Gatherstone
- Old Norsemeeting stone or boundary stone(from *geðer* "together", *stainn* "stone")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley floor(from *botm* "bottom, valley")