Waterlane Bottom
valley · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a valley ('bottom') with a lane or path running through it, possibly near water.
Word origins
- Waterlane
- Old EnglishAttestedlane by water(from wæter "water", lane "path, road")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from botm "bottom, lowest part")