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.

The Neale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lindfield

Etymology

The Neale (6″) may have been the home of Wm atte Nellene , i.e. 'at the elder-tree' (1296 SR), v. ellen . For the n , v. æt .