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.

Nattrass

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Natres 1599 Derwent
  • Nattres 1631 ib
  • Natris 1695 ib
  • Nateresse 1698 ib
  • Nattress 1705 PR
  • Nat(t)eris 1735 Derwent
  • Naterys 1279 Ass

Etymology

There is a medieval reference in the name of Robert de Naterys (1279Ass ).Formally, this may be 'Nate 's hrīs or brushwood,' from the Scandinavian personal name Nate , but it is also possible that the first element is ON  nata , 'nettle.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement