Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (on) bægan wyrðe 956 c.1240 ib

• Baiorde 1086 DB

• Baiwrthe William Abingdon c.1240

• Baiewrda a.1170 ClaudiusCix c.1200

• Baiwrth' 1204 Cur

• Bayworthe 1224–5 Ass

• Baigeuurtha c.1240 Abingdon

• Beywrth' 1247–8 Ass

• Beyw'rth 1264–5 Abbr

• Baiworth 1329 Fine

Etymology

Bayworth, (on ) Began wyrðe 956 (c. 1200), BCS 924, (on ) bægan wyrðe 956 (c. 1240) ib, (Ad ) Bagenwrde 956 (c. 1200), (æt ) Bægen - weorðe , (to ) Bægen weorþe 956 (c. 1240) ib 932, Baiorde 1086 DB, Baiwrthe William (c. 1240) Abingdon, Baiewrda a. 1170 (c. 1200) ClaudiusCix , Baiwrth '1204 Cur (p), Bayworthe 1224–5Ass et freq with variant spellings Bayworth ', Baywurth ', Baywrth ; Baigeuurtha c. 1240 Abingdon, Beywrth '1247–8Ass , Beyw 'rth 1264–5 Abbr, Baiworth 1329 Fine. Cf. Bayworth Wood 1761 Rocque. 'Bǣga's enclosure', v. worð , weorð . Ekwall (DEPN) considers the pers.n. identical with Bægia in BCS 139.