Blackswarth
Early-attested site in the Parish of St George
Historical Forms
- Blakenesphurd Hy1 Monast 1317
- Balkeneswrthia Hy2 Ch 1413
- Blackenesworda J ib
- Blakesworth 1269,1361 FF 1542 LP
- Black Swarth 1830 M
Etymology
Blackswarth, Blakenesphurd Hy 1 (1317) Monast, Balkeneswrthia Hy 2 (1413) Ch, Blackenesworda J ib, Blakesworth 1269, 1361FF , 1542 LP, Black Swarth 1830 M. 'Blacen's enclosure', v. worð . The pers.n. is probably a reduced form of an OE Blæcwine (cf. Feilitzen 204) or an otherwise unrecorded OE Blæcen , an -īn derivative of OE Blac (a ).