Hilton Bottom
valley · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name combines Old English 'hyll' (hill), 'tun' (farmstead, settlement), and 'botm' (bottom, valley floor). It likely refers to a settlement at the bottom of a valley near a hill.
Word origins
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, settlement(from tun "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley floor(from botm "bottom, valley floor")