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.

Edgeworth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horley

Historical Forms

  • Eggesw(o)rth 1279 Ass 1290 SR
  • Egesw(o)rth 1288 Ass 1332 SR

Etymology

Edgeworth is Eggesw (o )rth 1279Ass , 1290 SR, Egesw (o )rth 1288Ass , 1332 SR (all p). Perhaps 'Ecgi 's farm,' v. worþ . Cf. Edgeworth (PN Gl 59).