Worton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Cassington
Historical Forms
- Vvrtone 1086 DB
- Wrtona a.1123 Eynsh 1222 Eynsh
- Wurtton' 1194 P
- Wurton 1237 Fees c.1300
- Worthona 1199,1259 Os
- Worton' 1242–3 Fees
- Wourton' 1297 CornAcc
Etymology
'Herb or vegetable enclosure,' v. wyrt , tūn , and cf. PN Mx 28, PN W 248, PN NRY 265.