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.

Niste hill

Field in the Parish of Wistow

Historical Forms

  • Niste hill 1625 Terrier

Etymology

Niste hill 1625 (poss. with nest, sometimes used to denote the highest point in a district)