English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Wortheal (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wambrook

Historical Forms

  • Worthehale 1244 Ass
  • Worthiale 1428 FF
  • terr' voc' Worthiall 1550 Midd
  • Worthill 1844 TA

Etymology

Wortheal (Fm) (ST 274085), Worthehale 1244Ass , Worthiale 1428 FF, terr ' voc ' Worthiall 1550Midd , Worthill (Plant .) 1844TA , 'nook or hollow with an enclosed farmstead', from worð, worðig and h(e)alh.The final el. may refer to the valley on the E slope of which Wortheal lies, or to its situation in the NW angle or corner of the par. Worthele PN D 274 is identical in origin and meaning.