Worton is a hamlet in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Bainbridge on the A684 road,[1] 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Aysgarth and 1-mile (1.6 km) south east of Askrigg.[2] The hamlet is just south of the River Ure, the biggest river in Wensleydale. 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.[11]