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.

Nassaborough Hundred

Hundred in the County of Northamptonshire

Historical Forms

  • Uptune a.1076 GeldRoll
  • Optone, Optonegren, Optonegrave wapent., Optongren 1086 DB
  • þas twa hundred to Uptune grene 11th PeterbA c.1200
  • (of) þam twam hundredum ute on þam nesse þe Medeshamstede onstent c.970 BCS1120 c.1200
  • two Hundreds de Nasso 12th Survey
  • ij hundredis de Nesse de Bure 1181 P
  • Nassum Burgi 1215 Cl
  • Nasso Burgi 1216 PatR
  • Nesto burgi 1218 ClR
  • Nassus Burgi 1220,1242 Fees 1275 RH
  • Nasto de Burg' 1221 ClR
  • Nassaburgh 1227 Ch
  • Nest' de Burgo 1237 Cl
  • Hundred de Nasso 1301 Cl
  • Nassaburgo 1346 FA
  • Hundred de Nasso Burgi al. the Nesse of Borough 1541 LP