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.

Aldworth

Major Settlement in the Parish of Aldworth

Historical Forms

  • Elleorde 1086 DB
  • Aldewurda 1167 P
  • Aldewrda 1185 RR
  • Aldewrth' 1220 Fees 1517 DInc
  • Audeworth 1217 Cl
  • Aldesworth 1281 Cl
  • Aldesworth' 1284 Ass
  • Alder 1666 PubLib

Etymology

'Old enclosure' or 'Ealda's enclosure', v. eald , worð .