Sheephouse Bottom
valley · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a low-lying area or valley ('bottom') that contained a sheephouse, a structure for housing sheep. Both 'sheephouse' and 'bottom' are Old English terms.
Word origins
- Sheephouse
- Old EnglishAttestedhouse for sheep(from scap "sheep", hus "house")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedlow-lying ground, valley(from botm "bottom, valley")