Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cu'breuu(o)rde, Co'breuu(o)rde 1086 DB

• Cumberwrth(e), Cumberworth(e) 1121–7 YCh 1215 ChR 1243 Fees 1297 LS 1641 Rates

• Cumberworth(e) half(e) 1552 YDviii 1588 LS

• Nether Cumberworth(e), Over Cumberworth(e) 1606 FF

• Cumbirworth 1379 PT

• Cumbrew(o)rth 1189 Nost4d 1297 WCR

• Over Cumbrew(o)rth 1581 YDviii

• Cumbrewode (sic) 1202–24 YChviii

• Comberw(o)rth(e) Hy3 BM 1379 PT 1424 YDviii

• Nether and Over Comberw(o)rth(e) 1596 PF

• Combyrworth 1433 Hall

• Combrew(o)rth 1297,1330 WCR

Etymology

'Cumbra's enclosure', v. worð . The first el. is the OE  pers.n. Cumbra , which occurs also in other p.ns. like Cumberwood Wo 193, Cumberworth L. This pers.n. is ultimately from PrWelsh  *Cumbroʒ 'the Welshman' (v. EPN i, 119, s.v. Cumbre ). Half denotes a half of the township with separate jurisdiction.