Worton is a hamlet in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Bainbridge on the A684 road,[1] 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Aysgarth and 1-mile (1.6 km) 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]
| Worton | |
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.jpg) Worton | |
.svg)  Worton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SD955900 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
There are a number of listed buildings in the hamlet, including Worton Hall and the Victoria Arms public house[5][6][7][8][9] who had one of the longest serving landlords in British pub history.[10] Ralph Daykin was the publican at the Victoria Arms between 1956 and 2013.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Bainbridge Parish Plan" (PDF). wensleydale.org. November 2005. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Aysgarth:, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 90. ISBN 9781840337532.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 536. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ Historic England. "Worton Hall (Grade II) (1316868)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Victoria Arms Public House (Grade II) (1132013)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Manor House and railings (Grade II) (1132014)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Dale Farmhouse, cottage farm buildings and coach house (Grade II) (1157824)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Summer Tree House and attached outbuilding (Grade II) (1132015)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Belcher, Ian (10 April 2009). "Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: it'll all end in beers". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Willis, Joe (30 September 2013). "Death of Dales landlord signals "end of era"". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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