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.

Byworth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Petworth

Historical Forms

  • Byworthe, Begworth, Behgworth 1279 Ass

Etymology

Byworth is Byworthe , Begworth , Behgworth 1279Ass . 'Bǣga 's worþ.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement