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Quarry Bottom

valley · Wiltshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name describes a valley or hollow located at a quarry. 'Quarry' refers to a place where stone is extracted, and 'bottom' is an Old English term for a valley or dale.

Word origins

Quarry
Old Englisha place where stone is extracted(from querre "quarry")
Bottom
Old Englishvalley, dale(from botm "bottom, base, valley")