Country: | England |
Static Image: | Worton, North Yorkshire (2005).jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | Worton |
Coordinates: | 54.3057°N -2.07°W |
Official Name: | Worton |
Civil Parish: | Bainbridge |
Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Os Grid Reference: | SD955900 |
Worton is a hamlet in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1miles east of Bainbridge on the A684 road,[1] west of Aysgarth and 1miles south east of Askrigg.[2] The hamlet is just south of the River Ure, the biggest river in Wensleydale. The hamlet is named in the Domesday Book[3] and its name derives from the Old English wyrt-tūn and means the (herb or vegetable) garden.[4]
There are a number of listed buildings in the hamlet, including Worton Hall and the Victoria Arms public house who had one of the longest serving landlords in British pub history.[5] Ralph Daykin was the publican at the Victoria Arms between 1956 and 2013.[6]