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.

Kimworthy

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradworthy

Historical Forms

  • Chemeworda 1086 DB
  • Kimewrthi 1219 Ass
  • Kimewurth 1228 FF
  • Kymeworth 1303 FA 1330 SR
  • Kemmeworth' 1242 Fees756,773
  • Kemworthy 1390 Cl

Etymology

'The worþig of one Cyma , or possibly Cymma ,' a pet-form of Cynemǣr or some similar name.