Wallsworth
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sandhurst
Historical Forms
- Walesw(u)rth(e), Waleswort, Waleswrd(e), Walesworth c.1200,c.1220 GlR 1221,1248 Ass 1271 Ch 1336 GlR
- Walessworþe c.1270 ib
- Walsworth 1343 BM
- Wallesw(u)rth(e), Wallesworth(e) 1221,1248 Ass 1344 FF 1345 GlR 1503 Rent
- Walewrth' 1244 Fees 1248 Ass
Etymology
'Enclosure of Walh or the Welshman', v. walh , worð ; the pers.n. may appear in OE æt Wealleswyrðe c. 1060 KCD 929 (K), but Wallenberg thought this was an error for Paddlesworth (KPN 330).