Widworthy
Major Settlement in the Parish of Widworthy
Historical Forms
- Wideworda 1086 DB
- Wideworthe 13th ADi 1290 Ch
- Wideworthy 1316 FA
- Wyddeworth 1297 Pat
- Wytheworthy 1408 Exon
Etymology
v. worðig . The first element may be OE wīd , 'wide,' but since names in -worthy contain as a rule a pers. name as first element, it is perhaps more likely that this is the OE pers. name Wīda (Redin).