Hurworth-on-Tees
village · Darlington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hurworth-on-Tees means 'the farmstead by the wooded hill', located on the River Tees. It combines 'hyrst' (wooded hill) with 'worþ' (enclosed farmstead).
Word origins
- Hur
- Old EnglishAttestedwooded hill(from hyrst "wooded hill")
- worth
- Old Englishenclosed farmstead(from worþ "enclosed farmstead")
- on-Tees
- Unknownlocated on the River Tees