æt ðə dˈoʊmsdeɪ sˈɜːveɪ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ɪz nˈeɪmd æz nˈoːɹdhælə ɔːɹ nˈoːɹdhəlz, ænd ɪz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd æz bˌiːɪŋ ɐ mˈiːdiəmsˈaɪzd sˈɛɾəlmənt wɪð θˈɜːtiːn hˈaʊshoʊldz ʌv fɹˈiːmɛn ɔːɹ smˈɔːlhoʊldɚz.
At the Domesday survey of 1086 the village is named as Nordhalla  or Nordhals, and is recorded as being a medium-sized settlement with 13 households of freemen or smallholders.