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.

Delley and Delworthy

Early-attested site in the Parish of Yarnscombe

Historical Forms

  • Dalilea 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Dalilei
  • Dealleghe 1330 SR
  • Delworthy 1756 Recov

Etymology

'Dealla 's clearing' and 'farm,' v. leah , worþig . The same man probably gave name to both places, cf. Dalditch infra 582.

Places in the same Parish