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.

Northey Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Ugley

Historical Forms

  • Northey 1291 ADii
  • Norhey 1345 Ct

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Northey 1291 AD ii , 1344 , Norhey 1345Ct . v. norð , (ge)hæg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement