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.

Westworth Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Edmondsham

Historical Forms

  • Worth' 1268 Ass 1318 Cecil
  • (communia de) Worthe 1575 Saxton 1621 CH
  • Worth W. 1795 Boswell
  • Worth Fm 1811 OS
  • Westworth Common 1838 TA
  • West Worth 1869 Hutch3

Etymology

Westworth Fm (SU 077103), Worth '1268Ass , 1318Cecil , (communia de ) Worthe 1575 Saxton, 1621CH , Worth W .1795 Boswell, Worth Fm 1811 OS, Westworth Common 1838TA , West Worth 1869 Hutch3, v. worð 'enclosure', west 'west' to distinguish this farm from Eastworth Fm in Verwood par. infra ½ mile SE, cf. Horsyth in Cranborne par. supra .