Noss Mayo
Early-attested site in the Parish of Revelstoke
Historical Forms
- Nesse Matheu 1286 BM
- La Nasse 1309 Cl
- Nasse 1316 FA 1400 Exon
- Nasse Mayow 1418 ADvi
- Nasmayowe 1472 Pat
Etymology
v. næss . The place is on a point of land between two creeks. Mayo (Mayow , Maheu ) represents the OFr form of Matthew , referring to Matheu filius Johannis, who held the manors of Noss, Yealmpton, etc. (1284, 1303, 1316 FA, 1309 Cl).