Net Down
Early-attested site in the Parish of Shrewton
Historical Forms
- Netteton 1323 Ipm
- Netton 1332 SR 1566 FF 1638 Recov
- Necton 1432 ADii
- Nettefeld 1536 MinAcct
- Netfeld 1566 FF
- Nett, Net, downes of Net, Net feeld 1599 WMxxiii
- Nett Downe 1682 DKRxii
- Nett al. Netton 1754 FF
- Nett, Nett Bush, Nett Drove, Nett Mead c.1840 TA
Etymology
This name is probably identical with Netton infra 364, from OE neat-tun, 'cattle farm.' At some stage in its history Netton would seem to have been interpreted as Net Down and then a series of names created from an imagined simplex Net (t ).