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.

Nunton Lodge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Maxey

Historical Forms

  • Nunnetun c.963 BCS1128 c.1200
  • Nunneton 1285 Ass
  • Nunton(a) 1226 Bracton
  • Nunton Holme 1621 DKR38

Etymology

'Nunna 's farm,' v . tun. Cf. Nunningham (PN Sx 481).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement