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Survey of English Place-Names

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Nettlesworth Place

Early-attested site in the Parish of Heathfield

Historical Forms

  • Nedleswrth 1202 Cur 1340 Add
  • Nedelesworth 1332 SR
  • Nettlesworth 1312 BM

Etymology

The second element in this name is worþ, the first is an OE  pers. name Nēðel , a regular diminutive formation from the common OE  pers. name element nōð , used both as a first and as a second element. Cf. OGer  Nandilo , a parallel formation (Förstemann PN 1149). There was also a Nedleshurst in Heathfield (1378Ct ).