Worthele
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ermington
Historical Forms
- Ordihella 1086 DB
- Wurdihel t.Hy2 Oliver
- Wurthihel 1226 FF
- Wurthihele 1230 Pat
- Worthihal(e) 1239 Ch 1296 Ass
- Worthehal(e) 1345 Ipm
- Worthyhal(e) 1377 Cl
- Worthyel 1242 Fees776
- Worthyhele 1242 Fees770
- Worthehele c.1250 Ch 1303
- Worthele 1341 Ipm
Etymology
Apparently a compound of worþig and healh , denoting 'healh marked by an enclosure,' though it is unusual for the former word to occur as the first element in place-names. Cf. Wortheal (So, olim Do), Worthiale 1427 FF.