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.

Batworthy

Other OS name in the Parish of Chagford

Historical Forms

  • Badworthy 1411 Dartmoor
  • Badeworth(y) 1412 Ct t.Hy6 Ct
  • Badworthy al. Battery 1696 Recov

Etymology

is Badworthy 1411 Dartmoor, Badeworth (y )1412Ct ,t. Hy 6Ct , Badworthy al. Battery 1696Recov . ' Bada 's worðig . '