Worton, North Yorkshire Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bainbridge Parish Plan. wensleydale.org. 11 April 2018. 6. PDF. November 2005.
  2. Web site: Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Aysgarth:, Yorkshire (North Riding). www.genuki.org.uk. 11 April 2018.
  3. Book: Chrystal. Paul. The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales. 2017. Stenlake. Catrine. 9781840337532. 90. 1.
  4. Book: Ekwall. Eilert. The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. 1960. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 0-19-869103-3. 536. 4.
  5. News: Belcher. Ian. Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: it'll all end in beers. 11 April 2018. The Guardian. 10 April 2009.
  6. News: Willis. Joe. Death of Dales landlord signals "end of era". 11 April 2018. The Northern Echo. 30 September 2013.