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.

Nether Town Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradbourne

Historical Forms

  • Parva Bradeburne 1361,1378 DbCh
  • Lytle Bradborne 1559 FF
  • Little Bradborne 1621 Bemrose
  • Netherton Hall 1836 O

Etymology

Nether Town Hall, probably to be identified with Parva Bradeburne 1361, 1378 DbCh, Lytle Bradborne 1559FF , Little Bradborne 1621Bemrose , Netherton Hall 1836 O. v. lȳtel and the parish name.