Ashmore Bottom
valley · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This valley name likely derives from the Old English word 'æsc' meaning 'ash tree', referring to a valley with ash trees.
Word origins
- Ashmore
- Old Englishboundary marked by ash trees(from æsc "ash tree", mōr "moor, boundary")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from botm "bottom, valley")