Human settlement in England
| Badsworth | |
|---|---|
 Saint Mary the Virgin Church | |
  BadsworthLocation within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 682 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SE4614 |
| Civil parish |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PONTEFRACT |
| Postcode district | WF9 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| 53°37′N 1°18′W / 53.62°N 01.30°W / 53.62; -01.30 | |
Badsworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 583, increasing to 682 at the 2011 Census. The village is located 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Pontefract.
The name "Badsworth" has its roots in Old English and means "Enclosure of a man called Bæddi". The first element is the person's name Bæddi; the second is the word worth, meaning an enclosure, or enclosed farmstead or settlement. The village was recorded as Badesuuorde in the Domesday Book of 1086.
See also
References
- Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wakefield Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-09-10
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- 'Oxford Dictionary of British Place-Names', A.D. Mills, Oxford University Press.
External links
Media related to Badsworth at Wikimedia Commons- Badsworth in the Domesday Book
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