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.

Hobbie Noble's Well

Other OS name in the Parish of Bewcastle

Historical Forms

  • Nobletown 1696 Netherby

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) commemorates the ballad hero . In this parish is also Noblestown which is Nobletown in 1696 (Netherby ) , from the family of that name .