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 Street

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bromham

Historical Forms

  • Netherstrete 1545 ADv.

Etymology

Nether Street is Netherstret 1288, 1354, Nethestrete , Binethestrete 1288, Nethestret 1399, 1409Ct , Netherstrete 1545 AD v. 'Lower street,' the place lying lower than Bromham village.For the meaning of street , v. Hawk Street supra 254.