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Survey of English Place-Names

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Badworthy

Other OS name in the Parish of South Brent

Historical Forms

  • Bad(e)worth(y) 1291 Add 1417 Ct
  • Bad(e)worthi 1347 SR
  • Westbadworthie al. Baddaford 1569 Add

Etymology

[ bædəvə ] is Bad (e )worth (y )1291Add , 1417Ct , Bad (e )worthi 1347SR (p), Westbadworthie al. Baddaford 1569Add . ' Bada 's worþig . '