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.

Worcester Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cuddington

Historical Forms

  • Worcester House 1680 Seller

Etymology

Worcester Park. This takes its name from Worcester House (1680 Seller), the residence of the Earl of Worcester, appointed Keeper of the Great Park of Nonsuch in 1606 (VCH iii, 268).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement