Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Woth(') 1207 ClR 13 Weld2 1237 FF 1244 Ass 1285 FA 1327 SR 1331 Weld1 1332 1340 1356 Weld2

• Wod 13 Weld2

• Woz 1231 FF

• Worth(e) (sic) 1236 FF 1327,1332 SR 1567 Weld2

• Woorth 1603 ib

• Woth Chauel, Wodechauel, Wochavel 1288 Ass

• Woth Cha(u)nel (sic, probably for Woth Cha(u)uel) 1321,1325 Drew

• Woth' Chamiel (sic, probably for Woth' Chauuel) juxta Brideport 1326 FF

• Wouth(') 1356 Weld2 1377 Marten 1402 SoDoNQ

• Wooth 1406 ADI 1615 DCMDeed

• Wo(t)ht (sic) 1382,1417 SoDoNQ

• Bynghameswouth' 1377 Marten

• Bynghameswothe 1422 Ct

• Bynghamnesworth 1428 FA

• Bynghamyshoth (sic) 1431 ib

• Bynghams Wothe 1448 IpmR

• Bingham Worth 1811 OS

• Binghams 1774 Hutch1 1863 Hutch3

• Bingham's 1795 Boswell

• Higher Binghams Farm, Lower Binghams Farm 1839 TA

Etymology

The original name Woth of this estate preserves the earlier name of R. Brit, cf. also Camesworth and Wooth Grange in this par. infra , Watford in Bradpole par. supra , and Watton in Symondsbury par. infra , all named from this river. For the meaning of Woth , v. RNs.infra . Lands here were held by the Bingham family from the early 13th cent., cf. William de Bing (e )ham 1231 FF, 1285 FA, John de Byng (g )(e )ham 1321, 1325 Drew, 1327 SR, William de Byngham 1370 Hutch3, 1377Marten , and for the same family v. Bingham's Melcombe in Melcombe H. par. 3 217.The early affix Chauel is also manorial, from another family with land here and at Ash supra , for the surname cf. Peter Chauel , William Chauel 1332 SR (taxed in S. Caundle and Wraxall respectively).