Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Dungwith (sic for Dungwrth) 13 YDxiii,55

• Dungwrth(e), Dungworth 13 YDx 1385 SheffMan 1586 FF 1822 Langd

• Dunghtworth 1379 PT

• Dungeworth 1440 SheffMan

• Dongworth 1536 FF 1590 WillY

• Douningworth 1552 SheffMan

• Doungworth 1591,1616 ib

Etymology

Dungworth, Dungwith (sic for Dungwrth )13 YD xiii, 55, Dungwrth (e ), Dungworth 13 YD x, 1385 SheffMan, 1586 FF, 1822 Langd, Dunghtworth 1379 PT (p), Dungeworth 1440 SheffMan, Dongworth 1536 FF, 1590 WillY, Douningworth 1552 SheffMan, Doungworth 1591, 1616 ib.Since OE  worð appears to denote an enclosure used for a dwelling rather than one for cultivation or agriculture, the first el. would preferably be OE  dung in some such sense as 'dwelling, probably one partly underground' (cf. EPN i, 139). The single Douning - spelling is too late to be significant, but could be OE  Duna with -ing4 .