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.

Aldsworth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westbourne

Historical Forms

  • Aldeswerde 1271 Ch
  • Aldeswrth 1279 Ass
  • Aldesworth al. Allesworth 1660 FF

Etymology

'Eald's enclosure,' v. worð . This pers. name is not on record but cf. Aldsworth (PN G1 4) and Awsworth (Nt).