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.

Wasborough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Henbury

Historical Forms

  • Werkesbury 1182 RBB
  • Werkeborwe 1299 ib
  • Warborawe 1632 Asht
  • Wasboroughs 1839 TA

Etymology

Wasborough (lost), Werkesbury 1182RBB , Werkeborwe 1299 ib, Warborawe 1632Asht 36, Wasboroughs 1839TA . 'Weorc's fortification', v. burh . The OE  pers.n. Weorc is not recorded, but a variant Wyrc is found in Worsborough (YW i, 292). The TA map (13/104, field nos. 1099, 1618) puts the place at grid point 155–545827.