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.

Nethercote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warkworth

Historical Forms

  • Nerthercote 1202 Ass
  • Nethercot(e) 1290 Abbr 1346 ADiii
  • Nerthercote by Bannebury 1392 IpmR 1497 FF

Etymology

Nethercote is Nerthercote 1202 Ass (p), Nethercot (e )1290 Abbr, 1346 AD iii, Nerthercote by Bannebury 1392 IpmR, 1497FF .'Lower cot(e).' It lies below Overthorpe supra 55. The first form is corrupt.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site