Worle

Other current and historical names

Worla

Built-Up Area: Weston-Super-Mare
Parish/Community: Weston-super-Mare
Unitary Authority: North Somerset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 51°21'45"N 2°55'26"W
Eastings/Northings: 335763, 163009
OS Grid: ST357630
Mapcode Local: GBR J8.TK6Q
Mapcode Global: VH7CL.80KT

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Worle within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Worle in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Worle, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Somerset - par., 1810 ac., pop. 965; vil., on E. slope of Worle Hill, 2½ miles NE. of Weston super Mare; P.O.

Worle in the Domesday Book

A village in Winterstoke hundred, in the county of Somerset.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Esger the constable
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Douai
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Douai
- Taxable Value: 6 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1070; £7 in 1086
- Households: 22 villagers; 3 smallholders; 5 slaves
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 9 men's ploughs (15 plough lands)
- Meadow: 50 acres
- Pasture: 13 furlongs
- Animals in 1086: 24 cattle; 18 pigs; 1 cob

British Place Names

Worle, North Somerset

Worle is a suburban area in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset

Worle in historic gazetteers

Worle in the Domesday Book