Survey of English Place-Names

Etymology

Nuns Corner, cf. mes ' voc ' le nonnes 1574–5MinAcct , mesuag ' voc ' le Nonnes 1594–96ib , The Nonns c.1600GrimsMap (PRO ), (the ) Nuns 1641GrimsCB viii , 1671ib ix et passim to 1840EnclA , the Nunnes 1679GrimsCLeet , the Nunnes house close 1634Terrier , y e Nuns house 1668ib , y e Nonnes house 1679ib , Nunns farme 1657GrimsCB viii , Nunns Farme 1677ib ix , nuns farme 1695GrimsChamb , (the ) Nuns Farme 1762Terrier , Nuns Farm 1774Yarb et passim to 1851Census , the Nuns farm house 1731Td 'E and Nunhill '1404GrimsCt , Nonehill 1425ib , Nonhyll 1457TCC , named from the Augustinian Nunnery of St Leonard.