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Nettlebed

village · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This village name means 'the slope where nettles grow'. It is composed of the Old English words 'netel' meaning 'nettle' and 'bedd' meaning 'slope' or 'garden plot'.

Word origins

Nettel
Old Englishnettle(from netel "nettle")
bed
Old Englishslope, garden plot(from bedd "slope, garden plot")

Historical forms

Netelbed