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.

dearbought

Field in the Parish of Marsh Chapel

Historical Forms

  • dearbought 1610 Holywell

Etymology

dearbought 1610(a derogatory nickname for landdifficult to work)