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Marlow Bottom

village · Buckinghamshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Marlow Bottom likely refers to a valley or low-lying area ('bottom') associated with 'Marlow'. Marlow itself may mean 'woodland clearing on the boundary' or 'pool by the boundary'.

Word origins

Marlow
Old Englishwoodland clearing on the boundary or pool by the boundary(from mearh "horse or boundary", lēah "woodland clearing", mearl "marl", lāh "pool")
Bottom
Old Englishvalley, low-lying ground(from botm "bottom, valley")