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.

Neat Enstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Enstone

Historical Forms

  • Net Enestan 1300 Wych
  • Netenestane 1379 Dean
  • Netenstane 1413 Dean

Etymology

Neat Enstone is Net Enestan 1300 Wych, Netenestane 1379 Dean, Netenstane 1413 Dean. Second element 'Enstone.' The first may be nēat , 'cattle.'