Worton, North Yorkshire

Worton is a hamlet in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.

The hamlet is named in the Domesday Book[3] and its name derives from the Old English wyrt-tūn and means the (herb or vegetable) garden.

[4] There are a number of listed buildings in the hamlet, including Worton Hall and the Victoria Arms public house[5][6][7][8][9] who had one of the longest serving landlords in British pub history.

[10] Ralph Daykin was the publican at the Victoria Arms between 1956 and 2013.

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