# Wortwell

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Village in Norfolk, England

Human settlement in England

Wortwell Wortwell Village Pub Wortwell Location within Norfolk Area 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) Population 561 (2011) • Density 122/km2 (320/sq mi) OS grid reference TM276848 Civil parish Wortwell District South Norfolk Shire county Norfolk Region East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town HARLESTON Postcode district IP20 Dialling code 01986 Police Norfolk Fire Norfolk Ambulance East of England List of places UK England Norfolk 52°24′50″N 1°20′43″E / 52.41382°N 1.34525°E / 52.41382; 1.34525

**Wortwell** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in the [English](/source/England) [county](/source/County) of [Norfolk](/source/Norfolk) and adjoining the county of [Suffolk](/source/Suffolk). It is located on both the [River Waveney](/source/River_Waveney) (which forms the county boundary) and the [A143 road](/source/A143_road), some 10 miles (16 km) east of [Diss](/source/Diss%2C_Norfolk) and 18 miles (29 km) west of [Lowestoft](/source/Lowestoft). The city of [Norwich](/source/Norwich) lies approximately 15 miles (24 km) to the north.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wortwell#endnote_osexp1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wortwell#endnote_osexp2)

## Correct pronunciation

"Wottel"[1]

## History and Geography

The village name originates from roughly 1704 when naturally occurring 'Wort' was found to spring from a well fed by a water source near the local river Waveney. When the local brewer was satisfied with the beer brewed from the 'Wortwell', he would ring a bell to let the local residents know it was ready for drinking, which also gave the local drinking establishment its name, established as a pub in 1836.

The civil parish has an area of 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2) and in the [2001 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2001) had a population of 574 in 243 households, the population decreasing to 561 at the 2011 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the [district](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) of [South Norfolk](/source/South_Norfolk).[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wortwell#endnote_osnncc)

The village of Wortwell is one of the few in Norfolk not to be listed in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) of 1086. Until the end of the 19th century, Wortwell was a hamlet within the parish of Mendham-in-Norfolk (the modern village of Mendham is south of the River Waveney in [Suffolk](/source/Suffolk)), becoming a parish in the 1885 boundary alterations.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

[Ezekiel Blomfield](/source/Ezekiel_Blomfield) (1778–1818), a [Congregational](/source/Congregational) minister, author and compiler of religious works and works on natural history, was buried on 21 July 1818 in the grounds of the Meeting House at Wortwell.[3][4][5]

Wortwell has a well-established football club, and its two football teams currently compete in the Anglian Combination Football League, with the first team playing in Division 2 and the reserves playing in Division 6. Home games are played at the rec at Wortwell community centre village hall. The large community village hall, known as "The Core"[6], is run as a charity to benefit the local area. It is home to a number of clubs and classes, and they hold regular events, including quiz and bingo nights.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [https://friendsofnorfolkdialect.com/portfolio-items/norfolk-placenames/](https://friendsofnorfolkdialect.com/portfolio-items/norfolk-placenames/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Civil Parish population 2011"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130983&c=IP20+0EG&d=16&e=62&g=6450410&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441624772085&enc=1). Retrieved 7 September 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BNB_3-0)** *[Dictionary of National Biography](/source/Dictionary_of_National_Biography)*. [Smith, Elder & Co.](/source/Smith%2C_Elder_%26_Co.) 1886. p. 231.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Wortwell1_4-0)** ["The United Reformed Church, Wortwell (125 High Road, Wortwell, Norfolk IP20 0EF)"](http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-226352-the-united-reformed-church-wortwell-norf). British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Wortwell2_5-0)** ["URC, Wortwell"](http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/wortwell/wortwellchapel.htm). Retrieved 20 December 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Wortwell Community Centre"](https://wortwellcore.co.uk/). *wortwellcore.co.uk*. Retrieved 25 April 2026.

- **[^](#ref_osexp1)** Ordnance Survey (1999). *OS Explorer Map 230 - Diss & Harleston*. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-319-21862-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-319-21862-7).

- **[^](#ref_osexp2)** Ordnance Survey (1999). *OS Explorer Map 231 - Southwold & Bungay*. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-319-21858-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-319-21858-9).

- **[^](#ref_osnncc)** Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). *[Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes](https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls)*. Retrieved 2 December 2005.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Wortwell](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wortwell).

- [Diss Express](https://www.dissexpress.co.uk/) - village's local newspaper website

- [Map sources](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wortwell&params=52.413717_N_1.345246_E_region:GB_scale:100000) for Wortwell.

- [Information from Genuki Norfolk](http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/w/wortwell/) on Wortwell

- [Wortwell Community Centre](http://www.wortwellcommunitycentre.co.uk/events.php) - Village Events page.

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