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.

Eyworth

Major Settlement in the Parish of Eyworth

Historical Forms

  • Ai(ss)euuorde 1086 DB
  • Eiwrth, Eywrth 1202 Cur 1227 Ass 1276 Ass 1290 Cl
  • Eyworth 1232 Cl 1247 Ass
  • Eywurth 1235 Cl 1247 Ass 1254,1256 FF
  • Eyworth or Eywood 1343 Ipm
  • Ayworth 1518 BM

Etymology

'Island enclosure,' as explained by Skeat. v. eg , worð . The village has water on three sides. The DB form Aisseuuorde is corrupt.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site