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.

Densworth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Funtington

Historical Forms

  • Deneswrth 1261 Ass
  • Demiswrthe (sic) 1287 Ct

Etymology

'Dene's worþ.'