Tebworth
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chalgrave
Historical Forms
- Teobbanwyrþe 962 BCS659 c.1200
- T(h)ebbeworth 1227 Ass 1276 Ass 1286 Dunst 1365 ADi
- Tebbewurth 1227 Ass 1247 Ass
- T(h)eburthe 1286 Dunst
- T(h)ebworthe 1286 Dunst 1308 Cl
Etymology
'Teobba's enclosure' v. worþ . The pers. name Teobba is not on independent record but it is clearly a pet-form for some such OE name as Þeodbeald , Þeodbeorht or Þeodburh (a woman's name).