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Survey of English Place-Names

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Betworthy Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Coaley

Historical Forms

  • Betteworþe c.1260 GlR
  • Betheworthe, Bedworthe, Betworthe 1575 TRMB

Etymology

Betworthy Fm, Betteworþe c. 1260 GlR, Betheworthe , Bedworthe , Betworthe 1575TRMB . 'Betta's enclosure', v. worð (the modern form being from worðig ). The pers.n. is either OE  Beta (or an unrecorded variant Betta ) or the fem. pers.n. Bettu ; cf. also the f.n. Beckley (infra ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement