Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Orde 1086 DB

• Orda, Urda Exon

• Wirde 1086 DB

• Wirda Exon

• Wrde 1086 DB c.1165,c.1170 MontC

• Wurth(e) 1220 Cur 1236 FF

• Estwurth(e) 1236 Fees 1242–3 1244,1268,1280 Ass 1372 ChrP

• Wurth Fytzpayne 1544 DCMDeed

• W'rth(e) 1291 Tax

• Worth(e) 1230 Cl 1236 FF 1244,1268,1288 Ass 1575 Saxton

• Worth(e) in Purbyk 1375 Cl 1384 DCMDeed

• Estworth 1299 Ipm

• Worth Matrauers 1664 HTax

• Wourth(e) 1546,1547 Ct

• Fitz Payn 1303 Hutch3, 1360 Cl, etc.

Etymology

'The enclosure', v. worð . Robert Fitz -Pain held lands here in 1212 Hutch3, cf. 'Roger son of Pagan' 1236 FF, Robert Fitz Payn 1303 Hutch3, 1360 Cl, etc. John Mautravers was here in 1335 Ch, 1339 Pat, cf. ten ' terr ' nup ' d 'ni Matervers p ' terr ' in Wourthe 1546Ct . The forms Estwurth , -worth probably refer simply to the E part of the manor, v. ēast . For the affix- in Porbik , etc, v. Isle of Purbeck supra . The whole or part of the manor is also apparently referred to as villa de Bitteworth , villa de Bytteworth 1288Ass , Byttewrth 14Weld 2, 'Bitta's enclosure', with the OE  pers.n. Bitta found in Bittadon D 29, Bitworthy D 82, etc. There was a mill at Worth Mat. in 1086 DB (VCHDo 399), cf. also molend ' de Wurth 1244Ass .