English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Nettleham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Nettleham

Historical Forms

  • Netelham Hundred 1086 DB
  • in Etelham 1086 DB
  • Netelham 1086 DB c1101 e13 LS 1115 RAi 1126etfreqto1163 RAii 1148–66 Kirkst 1180–90 P 13 ChancR 1187–8etfreqto1190 Ass 1201 RR8 1202 RAii 1237–8 RRGr c1215,1229 RH 1263 QW 1275–6 Stow ?1280–90 Tax 1281 RAiii 1283 RAii Ed6 Ipm 1291 RAx c1300 Pat 1309 Ass 1313 Pat 1315–16 Ipm 1316 FA 1329 Visit 1332 LCCA 1353 1431 1443 1445
  • Netelham' 1220 RAii
  • Netelhā 1165–6,1166–7 P
  • Nettleham 1242–3 Fees 1245 Cl 1247–53 RAii 1281,1284 RSu 1317 Inqaqd 1323 DC 1335 Cl 1375 Peace 1428 FA
  • Netheneham c1101 RAi
  • Nethelham c1101,1139,1146 RAi lHy2 Kirkst 13 P 1199 RAv c1200–10 P 1202 Lib 1241 Pat 1320 Ipm 1331
  • Netilham eHy2(1409),1292 RSu 1314 RAix 1315,1316 DC 1317 Misc 1329 Ch 1332 SR 1341 NI 1393 Peace 1402 FA 1536 CA 1576 Saxton
  • Neteleham' e13 RAii
  • Nettlesham 1202 P
  • Netlesham 1202 ChancR
  • Nettelham 1242–3,1242–58 Fees 1254 ValNor 1270 RRGr 1290 RSu 1291 Ipm 1292etseqto1298 RSu 1302 Buck 1316 1324 DC 1443 LCStatutes 1630 SP
  • Nettilham 1326 RAii
  • Netthelham 1247–53 RAii
  • Nettilham' 1264,1326 RAii 1324 Cant 1348–9 Queen's 1408–9 RRep 1510 BP 1526 Sub 1536 CA 1547 Pat
  • Noteleham 1282–5 FA
  • Nethilham' 1314 RAix
  • Netlam 1498 LCCA 1536,1537,1549 LP 1551 AASR 1583 DCLB 1591 Admin Eliz ChancP 1648 CollTop 1681 QS 1684,1685,1688,1698 WillsStow 1722,1740 Foster
  • Netlam als Nettleham 1610,1666 DCLB
  • Netlam otherwise Nettleham 1758 ib
  • Nettylham 1535 LP 1536 CA
  • Netylham 1535 VE 1583 DCLB

Etymology

'Village, homestead where nettles grew', v. netel(e), ham .