Magpie Bottom
valley · City of Bristol
UnknownSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Magpie Bottom is likely a descriptive name, possibly referring to the presence of magpies or a feature resembling one. 'Bottom' means valley, likely from Old English. The 'Magpie' element is likely of later, descriptive origin.
Word origins
- Magpie
- Unknowndescriptive, likely referring to the bird
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from botm "bottom, valley")