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.

Godsworthy

Early-attested site in the Parish of Petertavy

Historical Forms

  • Godesworthi 1238 Ass 1340 SR
  • Godewurthi 1244 Ass
  • Goddesworthy 1514 Ct

Etymology

'Gōde 's worðig,' cf. Guscott supra 175.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement