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.

Sugworth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Radley

Historical Forms

  • Sogoorde 1086 DB
  • Suggewurthe William Abingdon c.1240
  • Suggewrth' 1202 HunterFines
  • Suggewurth' 1234–5 FF 1242–3 Fees
  • Suggeworth 1316 FA 1411 Fine
  • Sugworthe 1428 FA

Etymology

Sugworth, Sogoorde 1086 DB, Suggewurthe William (c. 1240) Abingdon, Suggewrth '1202 Hunter Fines, Suggewurth '1234–5FF , 1242–3 Fees, Suggeworth 1316 FA, 1411 Fine, Sugworthe 1428 FA, 'Sucga's enclosure', v. worð . Cf. Sugnell Copse in Sunningwell, 460.