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.

Fernworthy

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bridestowe

Historical Forms

  • Fernewrda, Ferneurda 1086 DB
  • Ferneworthy 1306 Ass

Etymology

'Bracken worðig.'