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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.

Epworth - 1086 Epeurde (Domesday Book)

Eoppa - persons name

worth - enclosure (Old English)

Eoppa + worth = Epworth

Meaning - Enclosure of a man named Eoppa

 

Interpretation of other areas

Carside = at the edge of an overgrown marsh

Vine Garth = an enclosure of grapevines

Ellers = an area of elder trees

Further reading - Mills, A. D. A Dictionary of English Place Names

 

A map of Epworth. Click to see the map on MSN Maps & Directions

 

 


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