Nailsworth
Major Settlement in the Parish of Nailsworth
Historical Forms
- Neilesw'nda c.1170 France
- Nailleswurd 1196 P
- Nailleswurðe 1197 P
- Naillesworth 1327 SR
- Nailesw(o)rth(e), Naylesw(o)rth(e), Neilesw(o)rth(e), Neylesw(o)rth(e) 1220–30 Berk 1248 Ass 1261 Berk 1298 GlR 1320 Ass 1434 Pat
- Neyleswurth 1241 FF
- Neyleswarde c.1250 Berk
- Naylysworth, Naylisworth 1371 Ipm 1420 Pat
- Nayliswurthe 1492 Rental
- Nelesworth 1542 LP
Etymology
'Nægl's enclosure', v. worð . The same OE pers.n. Nægl , cognate with OG Nagal , is found in the nearby negles leag (f.n. infra ) and other p.ns. like Nailsbourne and Nailsea (So), as Ekwall notes (DEPN).