Nettleton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Nettleton
Historical Forms
- Netelin(g)tone 940 BCS800 15th
- Netelyntone 1332 SR
- (at) Netelingtone 956 BCS933 15th
- Netelyngtone 1289 Ass 1305 Sarum
- Netelinctona 1189 GlastInq
- Netelingtune 1235–61 GlastRl
- Netlington 1256 FF
- Niteletone 1086 DB
- Netlinton 1186 P 1249,1268 Ass 1291 Tax
- Nettlinton 1242 Fees
- Netleton 1197 P 1236 FF 1279,1281 Ass 1331 Pat
- Netletune 1250 Rental
- Nettelintone, Nettelinctone 1235–61 GlastRl
- Netelton 1242 Fees 1330 Ch 1341 NI
- Neteltone 1316 FA
Etymology
This is not an easy name. The forms from the charters come from late ME transcripts. Persistent early Net (e )lington , Netlinton make Ekwall's suggestion (DEPN) of an adj. netlen as the first element unlikely on the score of form. Perhaps we should rather take the name as containing the OE personal name *Nēðel found in Netteswell (PN Ess 46) and Nettlesworth (PN Sx 465), with connective ing . Hence 'Nēðel 's farm.'