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Epworth
is the parish at the centre of the Isle of Axholme. In is
considered the capital of the Isle and is a market town with no hamlets, just
the areas of Ellers, Carside and Vine Garth.
Place-name.
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Epworth
- 1086 Epeurde (Domesday Book) |
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Eoppa
- persons name |
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worth
- enclosure (Old English) |
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Eoppa
+ worth = Epworth |
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Meaning
- Enclosure of a man named Eoppa |
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Interpretation of
other areas |
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Carside = at the edge
of an overgrown marsh |
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Vine Garth = an enclosure of
grapevines |
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Ellers = an area of
elder trees |
Further reading
- Mills, A. D. A Dictionary of English Place Names
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