Chimsworthy
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bratton Clovelly
Historical Forms
- Chemesworthi 1286 Ass
- Chemysworth(y) 1378 DA 1533–8 ECP6,267
- Tymeworth 1286,1314 Ass
- Tymmeworth 1287 Ass 1296 DA
- Themeswrth' 1287 Ass
Etymology
v. worðig . The first element is perhaps a pers. name *Cemmi , a pet-form of Cēolmǣr , but it might equally well be a reduction of Cēolmǣr itself, considering the lateness of the earliest form.The T -forms are almost certainly erroneous.