Worton, North Yorkshire
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| Worton | |
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.jpg) Worton | |
.svg)  Worton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SD 955 900 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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 Domesday Book.[3] 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 and 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] which 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]
