Lower Bobbingworth Green
hamlet · Essex
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name likely derives from Old English 'bōb' meaning 'a bobbin' or 'a small hill' and 'ingas' meaning 'people of' and 'worþ' meaning 'enclosure'. It refers to an enclosure belonging to people associated with a small hill.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishlower settlement(from lū(w)er "lower")
- Bobbingworth Green
- Old Englishenclosure of Bobba's people(from bōb "a bobbin, a small hill", ingas "people of", worþ "enclosure")
Historical forms
Bobingewrthe · Bobingworth