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.

Nortoft Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guilsborough

Historical Forms

  • Nortot 1086 DB
  • Nortoft 1175 P
  • Northtoft 1175 P 1211 FF
  • Norththoft juxta Gildesburgh 1291 Ass
  • Northtoftes 1314 Cl
  • Nortaft 1665 Renton

Etymology

Nortoft Grange is Nortot 1086 DB, Nortoft 1175 P et passim , Northtoft 1175 P, 1211FF , Norththoft juxta Gildesburgh 1291Ass , Northtoftes 1314 Cl, Nortaft 1665 Renton. 'The north topt,' cf. the same name supra 25.

Places in the same Parish