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Awsworth

village · Nottinghamshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Awsworth means 'Aelfward's farmstead'. It is composed of the personal name 'Aelfward' and the Old English word 'worþ', meaning enclosure or farmstead.

Word origins

Aw-
Old Englishpersonal name Aelfward(from Aelfweard "personal name")
worth
Old Englishenclosure, farmstead(from worþ "enclosure, farmstead, estate")

Historical forms

Ailesworde