Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Nethirton c.1249 Chol

• Netherton 1280–90 1288 Court

• le Netherton 1290–1300 Chol 1404 ChRR

• Neithertowne 1611,1621 Chol

• Neitherton 1671 Sheaf

• Nethertown 1656 Orm2

• Neatherton 1666 Chol

Etymology

Netherton (109–513770), Nethirton c.1249Chol , Netherton 1280–90ib (p), 1288 Courtet freq with variant spellings Nethirton , Netharton ; le Netherton 1290–1300Chol (p), 1404 ChRR (p), Neithertowne 1611, 1621Chol , Neitherton 1671 Sheaf, Nethertown 1656 Orm2, Neatherton 1666Chol , cf. the Greene in Netherton 1676ib , Netherton Town Field 1729, 1788ib , Netherton Hill 1684ib , Netherton Hall 1819 Orm2, 'the lower hamlet', from neoðera and tūn , toun , with grēne 2 , hyll and hall . Cf. Overton infra .