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.

Coworth Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sunningdale

Historical Forms

  • Cuwurth' 1219 Cur
  • Cowurth' 1221 ib
  • Cowurthe 1255 Ipm
  • Coworthe, Coworth Hill or Warren Hill 1607 Norden
  • Coworth 1758–9 ArchJ
  • Cow Worth 1761 Rocque

Etymology

Coworth Park, Cuwurth '1219 Cur, Cowurth '1221 ib, Cowurthe 1255 Ipm, Coworthe , Coworth Hill or Warren Hill 1607Norden , Coworth 1758–9 ArchJ 14, Cow Worth 1761 Rocque, 'cow enclosure', v. , worð .