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.

Nutley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Maresfield

Historical Forms

  • Nutleg, Nutlye 1249 FF 1279 Ass 1332 SR
  • Nutteleg, Nutteley 1279 Ass 1333 MinAcct
  • Notle(a), Notley 1291 MinAcct 1316 FA 1327 SR 1516 Lewes
  • Nottele 1291 MinAcct

Etymology

'Nut-tree clearing,' hnutu, leah .