English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Napsted

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Maplestead

Historical Forms

  • Nepstedā 1086 DB
  • Napsted(e) 1240 FF 13th StJohn
  • Naystede ib.

Etymology

Napsted (lost) is Nepstedā 1086 DB, Napsted (e )1240 FF, 13thStJohn , Naystede ib. 'Place where turnips grow,' OE  nǣp and stede.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name