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.

Nether Cantley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cantley

Historical Forms

  • Parua Cantelay l.12 Kirkst
  • Nether Cantley 1595 FF 1599 PRCnt

Etymology

Nether Cantley, Parua Cantelay l.12 Kirkst, Nether Cantley 1595 FF, 1599et freq PRCnt. v. Cantley supra and neoðera .