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.

Nuthurst

Major Settlement in the Parish of Nuthurst

Historical Forms

  • Nothurst 1228 Pat 1327 SR 1349 Ipm 1361 IpmR
  • Notehurst 1268 FF 1418 IpmR 1443 Cicestr
  • Nutehurst 1230 FF 1592 MarC
  • Nuthhurst 1291 Tax
  • Nuthurst 1371 ADvi 1430 ADi
  • Nutherst 1395 IpmR
  • Nuttehurst 1342 Ass
  • Northurst 1249 FF

Etymology

'Nut wood,' v. hyrst .