The story
From the Old English personal name *Hund, a byname from hund (“hound, dog”), + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”). The loss of the initial "h" sound is a typical feature of Lancashire placenames.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Unsworth
Today it means: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD814470). Full definition →