Tortworth
hamlet · South Gloucestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name refers to a farm or settlement located by a wood. 'Tor' may refer to a rocky hill, and 'worth' means an enclosure or farmstead.
Word origins
- Tor
- Brittonicrocky hill(from tor "rocky hill")
- worth
- Old Englishenclosure, farmstead(from worþ "enclosure, farmstead")
Historical forms
Torworth