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.

Badworthy

Other OS name in the Parish of Shebbear

Historical Forms

  • Badewurð 1167 P
  • Baddewrth 1238 Ass
  • Badeworth(i) 1254 Ass 1330 SR

Etymology

is Badewurð 1167 P (p),Baddewrth 1238Ass (p), Badeworth (i )1254Ass , 1330SR (p) . ' Bada 's farm , ' v. worþig .