Broadmoor Bottom
valley · Bracknell Forest
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a wide, open area of moorland at the bottom of a valley. It is derived from the Old English 'brād' (wide) and 'mōr' (moorland), combined with 'bottom' for the valley floor.
Word origins
- Broad
- Old EnglishAttestedwide(from brād "wide")
- moor
- Old Englishmoorland, open uncultivated land(from mōr "moorland")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley floor(from botm "bottom, valley floor")