Worth, Kent

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Village in Kent, England

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::summary Village in Kent, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

FieldValue
countryEngland
official_nameWorth
static_image_nameThe Crispin Inn, Worth.jpg
static_image_captionThe Crispin Inn, Worth
coordinates
label_positiontop
population992
population_ref(2011 Census)
civil_parishWorth
shire_districtDover
shire_countyKent
regionSouth East England
constituency_westminsterDover and Deal
post_townDEAL
postcode_districtCT14
postcode_areaCT
dial_code01304
os_grid_referenceTR336561
websiteWorth Parish Council
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|country = England |official_name= Worth |static_image_name = The Crispin Inn, Worth.jpg |static_image_caption= The Crispin Inn, Worth |coordinates = |label_position= top |population = 992 |population_ref = (2011 Census) |civil_parish= Worth |shire_district= Dover |shire_county = Kent |region= South East England |constituency_westminster = Dover and Deal |post_town= DEAL |postcode_district = CT14 |postcode_area= CT |dial_code= 01304 |os_grid_reference= TR336561 |website= Worth Parish Council

Worth is a village and civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, England, situated 2 km south of Sandwich. It has two public houses, a church, and a school. According to the 2011 UK Census, Worth had a population of 992.

Worth was supposedly first inhabited due to its fertile soils. This eventually led to the cultivation of the land during Norman times by the Lords of the Eastry Manor.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/St_Peter_and_St_Paul_Worth_1.jpg" caption="St Peter & St Paul's Church, Worth, Kent."] ::

According to Hasted in the 18th century, Worth was made up of three boroughs, only one of which makes up the current village of the 21st century, Worth Street. In the Gazetteer of the British Isles in 1887, John Bartholomew described Worth as coastal parish and village. During the sixteenth century, the area was known for its redbrick style of housing, however the parish church of St Peter & St Paul's, depicted on the left, shows the signs of Norman work from the twelfth century.

Name

The parish name of Worth is said to relate to the word Enclosure, and incorporates a description of "elements and their meanings".

Literature

C.S. Forester's fictional naval hero Horatio Hornblower was born in the village of Worth, according to Hornblower's biographer Cyril Northcote Parkinson in The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower. According to Parkinson, the name of the village varied in the 18th century from Word or Worde to Worth and that a farm called the Blue Pigeons was central to the smuggling business at that time. There is today a Blue Pigeon Inn in Worth.

It is said by a local legend that Henry V was returning on 25 October, also known as St Crispin's Day, where he had claimed victory at Agincourt, disembarking at Worth. Here he fell in love with a local "ale-wife", where they ended up living together at the local inn. supposedly as to why the Crispin Inn (pictured) of Worth is named as it is.

Location

The two Ordnance Survey maps below depict Worth, a century apart.[[File:Worth 19th Century Map.JPG|thumb|A 19th Century Ordnance Survey map of Worth|left|203x203px]] ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Worth_20th_Century_Map.JPG" caption="Worth on a 1945 Ordnance Survey map"] ::

Demographics

Population

The village of Worth covers an area of 1,629 hectares and, with a population of 992, it has a population density of 0.61 people per hectare. In 1801, the village had a population of 264 people, which rose to 718 by 1961. The population peaked at 977 in 1931 and, after a drop, it climbed above the 977 mark in the 2011 census.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Worth_Population_Time_Series_1801-2011.jpg" caption="Total population of the civil parish of Worth: 1801–2011. After peaking in 1931, the population fell, reaching its previous level in 2011."] ::

Employment

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Male_workers_in_1881.jpg" caption="Female employment type in Worth 1881. The majority have no specific occupation, most likely housewives. The largest proportion of employed females were in domestic service, and minimal numbers worked as professionals, or in agriculture and textiles"] ::

Housing

Within Worth there are 403 households, the majority of these have either 1 or 2 occupants, 106 and 183 respectively.

Social

The 2011 census returns confirmed that the most common religion in Worth was Christianity, with 651 adherents, compared to 225 with no religion. This follows the trends of the whole district of Dover. Health in the area was high, with only 82 people out of 992 being in bad or very bad health. In 2011, 950 of the 992 residents were born in the United Kingdom.

References

References

  1. "Parliamentary 2024 Constituency Map for Dover and Deal".
  2. (2011). "Worth, Kent: Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key National Statistics". Office for National Statistics.
  3. "Places to Visit: Village of Worth". Sandwich History Society.
  4. "Places to Visit: Village of Worth". Sandwich History Society.
  5. Bartholomew, John. (1887). "Gazetteer of the British Isles". Bartholomew.
  6. "Places to Visit: Village of Worth". Sandwich History Society.
  7. "Key to English Place Names". University of Nottingham.
  8. Parkinson, Cyril Northcote. (2003). "The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower". The History Press; New edition.
  9. (2016). "The Blue Pidgeon Inn, Worth". The Blue Pidgeon Inn, Worth.
  10. "Ordnance Survey: Our History".
  11. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Worth, Kent: Population Density". Office for National Statistics.
  12. "Vision of Britain, Worth Units and Statistics". GB Historical GIS/ University of Portsmouth.
  13. "Vision of Britain: Worth, Units and Statistics". GB Historical GIS/ University of Portsmouth.
  14. (2011). "Neighbourhood Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics.
  15. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Worth, Kent: 2011 Census: Industry". Office for National Statistics.
  16. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Worth, Kent: 2011 Census: Economic Activity". Office for National Statistics.
  17. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Worth, Kent: 2011 Census: Household Size.". Office for National Statistics.
  18. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Worth, Kent: 2011 Census: Religion". Office for National Statistics.
  19. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Worth, Kent: 2011 Census: Health". Office for National Statistics.
  20. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Worth, Kent: 2011 Census: Country of Birth". Office for National Statistics.

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