les ex . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁ham let ▁on ▁rural ▁land ▁until ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁urban ▁London ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁As ▁late ▁as ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁ham let ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁London ▁sub urb , ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁was ▁still ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁being ▁in ▁M idd les ex ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁" Not ting ▁Hill " ▁is ▁uncertain ▁though ▁an ▁early ▁version ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁Pat ent ▁Roll s ▁of ▁ 1 3 5 6 ▁as ▁K not ty ng h ull , ▁while ▁an ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁text , ▁Old ▁and ▁New ▁London , ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁der ives ▁from ▁a ▁man or ▁in ▁K ens ington ▁called ▁" K not ting - B ern es , ", ▁" K nut ting - B arn es ," ▁or ▁" N ut ting - bar ns ", ▁and ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁quote ▁from ▁a ▁court ▁record ▁during ▁Henry ▁VIII ' s ▁reign ▁that ▁" the ▁man or ▁called ▁Not ing bar ons , ▁alias ▁K ens ington , ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁P adding ton , ▁was ▁held ▁of ▁the ▁Abb ot ▁of ▁West min ster ." ▁For ▁years , ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁link ▁with ▁Can ute , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁thought ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁" N ott " ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Sax on ▁personal ▁name ▁C