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Haworth

village

Old EnglishAI-generated

Haworth likely means 'enclosed farmstead by the hawk's haunt'. It combines Old English 'hafoc' (hawk) with 'worð' (enclosure, farmstead).

Word origins

Haw
Old Englishhawk(from hafoc "hawk")
orth
Old Englishenclosure, farmstead(from worð "enclosure, farmstead")