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Markham Bottom

valley · North Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Markham Bottom likely combines the Old English 'mearc' meaning 'boundary' or a personal name 'Mark', with 'hām' meaning 'homestead' or 'village', and 'botm' meaning 'valley bottom'. It could mean 'boundary homestead valley bottom' or 'Mark's homestead valley bottom'.

Word origins

Markham
Old Englishboundary homestead or Mark's homestead(from mearc "boundary", hām "homestead, village", Marcus "personal name")
Bottom
Old Englishvalley bottom, low ground(from botm "valley bottom")