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.

Nower Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kilmington

Historical Forms

  • Nore 1384 FF
  • Nower 1425 Oliver
  • atte Nore 1333 SR

Etymology

'At the slope or edge,' v. æt , ora , and cf. Nore Hill (PN Sx 70). The place is on a steep hillside.

Places in the same Parish