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.

Natsley

Early-attested site in the Parish of High Bray

Historical Forms

  • Nottesleye 1330 SR
  • Nottysley 1442 IpmR

Etymology

'Hnott 's clearing,' v. leah . The personal name Hnott from OE  hnot , 'bald headed,' is first found on record in the 12th cent. in the form Nhott . Cf. Natsworthy infra 528.

Places in the same Parish