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Survey of English Place-Names

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Widworthy

Other OS name in the Parish of Canford Magna

Historical Forms

  • Wudewurth, Wydeworth 1244 Ass

Etymology

, perhaps to be associated with Wudewurth , Wydeworth 1244Ass both (p) , v. wudu , widu ' a wood ' , worð , worðig ' an enclosure ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement