Tasworth
Early-attested site in the Parish of Calne
Historical Forms
- Tesewurth' 1245 WMxvi
- Tesworth al. Tosworthes t.Eliz ChancP
- Tasewarde 1255 RH
- Thasewarde 1289 Ass
- Tasseworth 1327 SR
- Toseworth 1305 FF 1332 SR 1336 Pat 1536 MinAcct
Etymology
This name clearly contains the same first element as Tawsmead infra 318, found also perhaps in Teasleye (1509DuLa ) in Aldbourne. It is probable that in all these names alike we have the OE adj. tǣse , 'convenient, for general use.' v. worþ and cf. Atworth supra 115.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Abberd Wood
- Bowood Ho
- Calstone Wellington
- Chilvester
- Derry Hill
- Horsley Upright Gate
- Quemerford
- Stockley
- Stock Street
- Studley
- Whetham
- Whitley Fm
Other OS name
- Abbott's Waste
- Bassett's Moor
- Berhills Fm
- Blackland
- Bodnage Copse
- Brickkiln Wood
- Broken Cross
- Buck Hill
- Calne Low
- Calne Marsh
- Castlefields
- Clark's Hill
- Close Wood
- Conigre Fm
- Cowage Fm
- Eastmanstreet(lost)
- Highlands
- Holly Ditch Fm
- Honeyball Plantation
- Hopyard Copse
- Quobbs Fm
- Ranscombe Bottom
- Ratford Cottages
- Red Hill
- Rough Leaze
- Rumsey Ho
- Sands Fm
- Searchers Wood
- Sprays Fm
- Tyning Barn
- Washway
- Wessington
- The Knowle
- Labour in vain Hill
- Laggus Fm
- Lickhill Fm
- Lodge Fm
- Mile Elm
- Monks Hill Wood
- Newcroft Fm
- Norley
- Nuthills
- High Penn Fm
- Penn Hill Fm
- Poole's Fm
- Queenwood