Lodsworth
Major Settlement in the Parish of Lodsworth
Historical Forms
- Lodesorde 1086 DB
- Lodeswurða 1165 P
- Lodesworda t.Hy3 Ch 1286
- Lodewurth 1262 Ass
- Loddesw(o)rth 1272 RH 1279 Ass 1428 FA
- Lud(e)sworth 1288 Ass 1627 InstPRO
Etymology
There is evidence for an OE pers. name Lod or Loda in the derivative name Loding in the Leechdoms and in the p.n.'s Loddington (Nth), DBLodintone and Loddiswell (D), DB Lodeswilla . It may be a pet-form of one of the rare OE names in Hlōð -. Hence, 'Lod's enclosure,' v. worð . The river at Lodsworth is known locally as the Lud but that is clearly a back-formation.