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.

Oakworth

Major Settlement in the Parish of Keighley

Historical Forms

  • Acurde 1086 DB
  • Acwurth 1254 Pat
  • Akword 1246 Ass44d
  • Hakewrth 13 YDi
  • Hakewrith 1285 KI
  • Akew(u)rth(e), Akeworth(e) Hy3 Arm 1254 YI 1293 QW c.1295 YDiv 1379 PT
  • Ackeworth 1293 QW
  • Ocwrde 1246 YI
  • Ocworthe 13 YDxii,298
  • Okeworth 1368,1547 FF 1688 CtH

Etymology

'Oak-tree enclosure', v. āc , worð .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement