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.

Payne's Nook

Other OS name in the Parish of Paston

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) . Cf. Paynesholm c. 1250Swaffham , 1280Pytchley , v. holmr . Payn ( Paganus ) was probably a 12th or 13th cent , holder of land here .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement