Worton, North Yorkshire

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54°18′20″N2°04′12″W / 54.30567°N 2.06996°W / 54.30567; -2.06996

Worton is a hamlet in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales part of the county 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]

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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

  1. ↑ "Bainbridge Parish Plan" (PDF). wensleydale.org. November 2005. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Aysgarth:, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 536. ISBN   0-19-869103-3.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Worton Hall (Grade II) (1316868)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Victoria Arms Public House (Grade II) (1132013)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Manor House and railings (Grade II) (1132014)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Dale Farmhouse, cottage farm buildings and coach house (Grade II) (1157824)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Summer Tree House and attached outbuilding (Grade II) (1132015)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Belcher, Ian (10 April 2009). "Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: it'll all end in beers". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Willis, Joe (30 September 2013). "Death of Dales landlord signals "end of era"". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 11 April 2018.


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