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.

Netley Ho and Heath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shere with Gomshall

Historical Forms

  • Gunshull al. Gumshull Netley 1608 Recov
  • Netley Heath 1765 R

Etymology

Netley Ho and Heath is Gunshull al. Gumshull Netley 1608Recov , Netley Heath 1765 R, representing the manor of West Gomshall, held by the abbot of Netley (Ha) (t. Hy 3, AD iii).