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.

Nower Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Headley

Historical Forms

  • La Ore 1313 Ipm
  • ate Nore 1332 SR 1345 WAM

Etymology

Nower Wood is La Ore 1313 Ipm, and was the home of Thomas ate Nore 1332 SR, 1345WAM . 'At the slope or hillside,' v. ora and cf. Nore (PN Sx 70).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site