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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