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.

Nethertown

Other OS name in the Parish of Lowside Quarter

Historical Forms

  • Nethertowne 1720 PR(Millom)

Etymology

is Nethertowne 1720 PR (Millom) . Cf. Overtownefeilde 1578Cocker .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement