English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Netherton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hatherop

Historical Forms

  • Nether Towne 1574 MBks
  • Netheruppe 1574 TRMB

Etymology

Netherton (partly in Fairford parish), 1746GR 540, Nether Towne 1574MBks , probably identical with Netheruppe 1574TRMB .'Lower farm', v. neoðera , tūn , þrop (cf. Hatherop supra ); it is on the lower part of Hatherop Hill.