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.

Worthy Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rackenford

Historical Forms

  • Ordia 1086 DB
  • Wrthi 1242 Fees783
  • Worth 1284,1346 FA
  • Worthi 1330 SR

Etymology

v. worþig .