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.

Eggworthy Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Walkhampton

Historical Forms

  • Hekewrthi 1238 Ass
  • Ekeworthi 1281 Ass 1333 SR
  • Eckeworthy 1345 Ass

Etymology

'Ecca 's worðig.'Cf. Eckworthy supra 88.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement