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.

Netherton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Netherton

Historical Forms

  • Neoðeretun 780 BCS235 11th
  • Neoðerehæma gemære 1042 KCD764 18th
  • Neotheretune 1086 DB
  • Nudertona c.1086 EveB 1190
  • Netherton 1240 WoP
  • Noþerton 1256 WoC

Etymology

'Lower farm,' probably because it lies at the foot of the northern slope of Bredon Hill.

Places in the same Parish

None