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.

Lower End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Totternhoe

Historical Forms

  • Netherhende 1287 Ass

Etymology

Self-explanatory. In early days nether was used for such names rather than lower as now employed.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement