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.

Lower Cudworth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Royston

Historical Forms

  • Nether Cudeworth 1402 BM
  • Nether Cudworth 1614 FF
  • Ower Cudworth 1451 Brett
  • Over Cudworth 1528 1556,1614 FF

Etymology

Lower Cudworth, Nether Cudeworth 1402 BM, Nether Cudworth 1614 FF. 'Nether' (v. neoðera ) to distinguish it from Upper Cud worth, Ower Cudworth 1451 Brett, Over Cudworth 1528 ib, 1556, 1614 FF, v. uferra 'upper'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site