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Survey of English Place-Names

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Nettleton Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Huddersfield

Historical Forms

  • Nettelton 1284–1315 WCR
  • Netelton 14 YDvi
  • Nettleton 14 DodsN
  • Nettilton 1313 WCR
  • Nettylton Hill 1563 YDvi
  • Netlonhill 1658 WillS
  • Flat Nettleton Hall & Hanging Nettleton Hall 1851 TA226

Etymology

Nettleton Hill, Nettelton 1284–1315 WCR (freq ) (p), Netelton 14 YD vi, Nettleton 14 DodsN, Nettilton 1313 WCR (p), Nettylton Hill 1563 YD vi, Netlonhill 1658 WillS, Flat Nettleton Hall & Hanging Nettleton Hall 1851TA 226. 'Farmstead overgrown with nettles', v. netele , tūn , cf. Netteltonstall iii, 171infra ; for the affixes v. flat 'level', hangende 'steep'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site