here for more than 2000 years. Roman remains include burials found in Nazeing Mead, near the river. The original Saxon settlement was probably in the east of the parish, near the church. The position of this village, now called Upper Park Town, may have given Nazeing its name, which means 'settlers on a spur of land'. The Old English word "nœss", or naze, is related to the modern word nose and refers to a spur or headland, while the suffix -"ing" means "the dwellers at", so the name can be translated as "People of the Headland".