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.

Eckworthy

Early-attested site in the Parish of Buckland Brewer

Historical Forms

  • Akewrthi 1238 Ass
  • Ekeworthi 1321 Exon 1330 SR
  • Ekkeworthi 1333 SR

Etymology

'Ecca 's farm,' v. worþig . Cf. Ecton (Nth), Echentone DB, Ekinton 1192 P, Eketon 1242 Fees.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement