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.

Norsworthy

Early-attested site in the Parish of Walkhampton

Historical Forms

  • Northisworthi 1384 Ct
  • Northesworthy c.1410 Ct
  • Northysworthy 1417 Ct

Etymology

v. worðig .North is probably here a pers. name of ME origin.