Worthen
village · Shropshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Worthen is an Old English name possibly meaning 'settlement by a weir' or 'enclosure by a weir'. It refers to a place near a river dam or fish weir.
Word origins
- Worthen
- Old Englishweir, enclosure(from wer "weir, dam", worþ "enclosure, homestead")
Historical forms
Worthen