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Netherton Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Farway

Historical Forms

  • Nitheraton 1173–5 Ch 1329
  • Nitherton 1238 Ass
  • Nythetone 1291 Tax

Etymology

is Nitheraton 1173–5 (1329) Ch, Nitherton 1238Ass ,Nythetone 1291 Tax . ' Lower farm , ' v. tun . It lies low by the Coly river .