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.

Nupdown

Other OS name in the Parish of Hill

Historical Forms

  • Nuptown 1687 Will

Etymology

, 1630 Inq , Nupton 1630 FF , Nuptown 1687 Will , ' at the upper part of the town ' , v. atten , upp , tūn .