Bolton Houses
hamlet · Lancashire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Bolton Houses is probably named from the Old English 'Bōta's tūn' (farmstead or village), with 'houses' indicating a settlement of dwellings.
Word origins
- Bolton
- Old EnglishAttestedBōta's farmstead(from Bōta "personal name", tūn "farmstead, village")
- Houses
- Old EnglishAttesteddwellings(from hūs "house")
Historical forms
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