Stoke Bottom
valley · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Stoke Bottom refers to a valley ('bottom') near a 'stoke', which could mean a place, settlement, tree stump, or steep bank.
Word origins
- Stoke
- Old EnglishAttestedplace, settlement, tree stump, steep bank(from stoc "place, estate, village, monastery", stocc "tree stump")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from botm "valley, lowest part")