Ainsworth

A “worth” is a small enclosure, such as a fenced-in farm or estate. The origin of the “Ains” prefix seems lost in obscurity, though it is probably a variant on someone’s name, perhaps a Norse name such as Einulf or Einsilf; Einsilf’s farm = Einsilfworth = Ains-worth. Norse is related to Scandinavia, and may mean: Ancient Norse mythology Medieval Norsemen, i. ...

“Norse” is used as a term to describe Vikings originating from Norway, distinguishing them from Danes. In fact, Old Norse (abbreviated as “ON”) is very similar to Old Danish (ODan). Although there are subtle differences they are not too dissimilar to Old English (OE), the language of the early Anglo-Saxon invaders from Northern Germany.

The little village of Ainsworth sits on a hill overlooking suburbs of Bolton and Bury down to Manchester to the south. This page is about the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. ... Location within the British Isles Bury is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ...

At the eastern edge of Ainsworth village is a small moor which is called Cockey Moor. There was a Bronze Age village there about 1,000 B.C. which may have been called Kokka (a Celtic word for “red earth”). The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ...

On the moor have been found remains of a Roman encampment and there is an old Roman road beside it that was built in 79 A.D. It is thought this was the Roman settlement of Coccium, a name which was probably Latinized from the Celtic. Over the centuries this Roman name became anglicized to Cockey Moor. [[Image:[[Roman or Romans]]]] has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and several geographic locations. ... A Roman road in Pompeii The Romans, for military, commercial and political reasons, became adept at constructing roads. ...

In 1200 A.D. the village was referred to as “the ancient hamlet of Ainsworth”. A writer in 1586 mentioned “Cockley, a wooden chapel set round with trees.” Early 17th century maps show the place and call it “Cockley Chapel”. At that time there was apparently not much in Ainsworth apart from the chapel. The wooden chapel, probably a half-timbered Tudor building, was replaced with one of stone in the early years of the 17th century.

The Ainsworth family name can be traced back to Norman times. The earliest recorded person to use the surname Ainsworth was Robert of Ainsworth who was born in Ainsworth about 1170. He and subsequent Ainsworths were landed gentry, probably of Norman descent.

In 1396 one of his descendants, John Ainsworth, married into a wealthy family from Blackburn (15 miles to the north) whose ancestors included Leofwine the Saxon Lord of Pleasington. Location within the British Isles Blackburn is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of about 140,000. ...

The Ainsworth family held lands in Pleasington, Ainsworth and nearby Ashworth. The coat of arms belonging to this family bears three silver spades on a blue background

Ainsworth is the name of three places in the United States.

• Ainsworth, Iowa
• Ainsworth, Nebraska
• Ainsworth, Wisconsin