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.

Babworth

Major Settlement in the Parish of Babworth

Historical Forms

  • Baburde 1086 DB
  • Babwrd c.1190 Dane
  • Babwurd 1242 Fees
  • Babwrthe 1245 Ipm
  • Babworth 1343 Ass
  • Babbeuurde c.1190 Dane
  • Babbewrde 1259 Pap
  • Babbewrth 1294 Ch
  • Babbeword t.Ed1 Welbeck
  • Babbeworth 1316 FA
  • Babbesworth 1332 SR
  • Babewurda 1195 P
  • Babeword t.Ed1 Welbeck

Etymology

'Babba 's enclosure,' v. worþ .