Westport
Early-attested site in the Parish of Malmesbury
Historical Forms
- Westeporte t.Hy1,13th RegMalm 1232 Ch 1289 Ass
- Westport 1232 Ch
Etymology
Westport (6″) is Westeporte t. Hy 1, 13th RegMalm, 1232 Ch, 1289Ass , Westport 1232 Ch. This was originally a separate settlement lying to the west of Malmesbury. Probably the OE form of the name was bí westan porte , 'west of the town,' i.e. Malmesbury, v. port and cf. Bynport supra 48.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Angrove Fm
- Back Bridge
- Bincombe Wood
- Burton Hill
- Cole Park
- Corston
- Filands Fm
- Hyam Fm
- Ingelburne Manor
- Kingway Barn
- Milbourne
- Quobwell Fm
- Rodbourne and Rodbourne Rail Fm
- Rowden Wood