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.

The Weir

Early-attested site in the Parish of Minsterworth

Historical Forms

  • Mynstrewortheswere 1396 Works
  • le Were 1415 1430 MinAcct
  • Mynsterworthe were 1533 Glouc

Etymology

The Weir (lost), Mynstrewortheswere 1396 Works, 'la Were of Mynstreworth ' 1402 Pat, le Were 1415 ib, 1430MinAcct , Mynsterworthe were 1533 Glouc. v. wer . This weir in the Severn may be the same as that referred to in Duni (supra ).