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Torworth

village · Nottinghamshire

Old NorseAI-generated

Torworth is likely of Old Norse origin, meaning 'Thor's farmstead or settlement'. It combines the Norse god Thor with the Old Norse term for an enclosed farm.

Word origins

Þór
Old NorseThor (Norse god)(from Þórr "Thor")
þorp
Old Norsehamlet, village, farmstead(from þorp "hamlet")

Historical forms

Thorthorp 1086