The creation of Turners Hill civil parish brought Worth to a third of its original size.

The place appears under Surrey in the Domesday book, with the old spelling "Orðe" (pronounced with a silent initial 'w' as in 'one', and including the Saxon letter 'ð' which sounds a soft 'th'.

The Domesday book's entries for Sussex, by comparison, list Worthing as "Ordinges" and Petworth as "Peteorde").

It is common for signposts to be altered to use the Worth name instead of Pound Hill by local residents.

The 1654-1751 parish register for Worth[3] is notable for recording the burials of unbaptized infants.