Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• be Pappawyrðe gemæra 1012 Proc.Soc.Antiq.(N.S.)iii,49 12th

• Pappeworda 1086 InqEl

• Pappew(o)rd(a) 1147 BM 1291 Tax

• Pappew(o)rth(e) 1199 CurR 1553 Pat

• alia Pappewrth 1236 Barnwell

• Pappewrthe Everard 1254 Val

• Pappewrthe Petri, Pappewrthe Anneis c.1260 StJohn'sH

• Pappewrthe Agnes 1281 Cl

• Pappewrthe Magna 1285 Ass

• Over Pappewrthe 1557 Pat

• Pappesw(o)rth 1236 Barnwell 1285 Ass 1362 FF 1372 Gaunt

• Papeuuorde 1086 DB

• Papeworð 1086 InqEl

• Papewurth(e) 1185 RotDom 1198 Cur

• Papew(o)rth(e) 1250 Fees 1416 Pat

• Pampeuuorð, Pampeworda 1086 InqEl

• Pampew(o)rth(e) 1166 RBE 1299 QW

• Pampesworth, Pampesworth Anneys 1275 RH

• Pampesworth Everard 1276 Val 13th Ely

• Papw(o)rth(e) 1240 FF

• Papw(o)rth(e) Pet', Papw(o)rth(e) Agnetis 1218 SR

• Papw(o)rth(e) Anneys 1240 FF

• Papw(o)rth(e) Peres 1272 Ass

• Papwrthe Parva 1281 Ipm

• Olde Papw(o)rth(e) 1285 Ass

• Papw(o)rth(e) Anney 1298 ib

• Papw(o)rth(e) Annes 1539 PCC

• Nether Papw(o)rth(e) or Little Papw(o)rth(e) 1643 Coleix

• Uper Papw(o)rth(e) 1664 CHuASiii

• Papesworth 1272 Ass

• Pabworth 1458 Pat

• Agnes de Papewurda (1160 P)

Etymology

'Pappa 's enclosure,' v. worþ and cf. the neighbouring Papley Grove in Eltisley (supra 159), both probably named from the same man.Papworth Everard , so called from Evrard de Beche (1155–75 Farrer 97), was also called Parva , Over , Upper and Petri (Peres ) from the dedication of the church. Papworth St Agnes , so called not from a St Agnes, but from Agnes de Papewurda (1160 P), is also called Magna and Olde . The series of forms with medial m is due to confusion with Pampisford supra 111.