Dockworthy Cross
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chawleigh
Historical Forms
- Dochorda 1086 DB
- Dockesw(o)rth(y) 1228 FF 1303 FA
- Dockeworth 1242 Fees787,759 1281 Ass
- Dockeworthy 1370 Ass
Etymology
'Dock farm' or 'Docca 's farm,' v. worþig . It may be noted that there is a place Duckham in the parish, possibly for earlier Doccombe (cf. Huckham supra 56).