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.

Natson

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bow

Historical Forms

  • Notteston' 1242 Fees778 1303 FA
  • Notteston' juxta Nymet Tracy 1364 Ass
  • Notte 1428 FA

Etymology

'Hnot (t )'s farm,' v. tun and cf. Natsley supra 58. The fact that the manor was held by one Notte in 1428 (FA) may be only a coincidence.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement