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.

Westworth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guisborough

Historical Forms

  • Westwith 12 Guis c.1170 Riev 1170–80 YCh

Etymology

'West wood' v. west , viðr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement