Nunty's Fm, Nunty's Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Pattiswick
Historical Forms
- Noteheye 1285 Ass
- Nunnot(e)hey 1286–1302 FF
- Nonethey 1289 ERxxi
- boscum de Nuntheylond, Nuntheywode, Nuntheycroft 1316 MinAcct 1405 Ct
- Nunchey 1323 Londin
- litlenontey 1392 Ct
- Nunteywode 1406 ib
- Nunt- (h)ey(e)s(tenement) 1406–10 Ct
- Nontenheycroft, Nontenheylond 1459 MinAcct
- grete Nunteys al. vocat. Gylhayes 1475 ib
- Nunteylane 1477 Ct
Etymology
Nunty's Fm, Nunty's Wood are Noteheye 1285Ass (p), Nunnot (e )hey 1286–1302 FF (p), Nonethey 1289 ER xxi, boscum de Nuntheylond , Nuntheywode , Nuntheycroft 1316MinAcct , 1405Ct , Nunchey 1323 Londin (p), litlenontey 1392Ct ., Nunteywode 1406 ib., Nunt - (h )ey (e )s (tenement )1406–10Ct , Nontenheycroft , Nontenheylond 1459MinAcct , grete Nunteys al. vocat. Gylhayes 1475 ib., Nunteylane 1477Ct . Originally perhaps 'the nut-hay or enclosure,' later 'the nuns' nut-hay,' probably those of Castle Hedingham, v. hnutu , (ge)hæg. “On Holy Cross Day in harvest (14th Sept.) the serf tenants of each virgate, if called upon, had to send a man to gather nuts for the whole day in the manorial woods of Oldefrith at Feering (Thrift Wood supra 391) and Nonethey at Pattiswick” (ER xxi, 211).