| Worfield | |
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.jpg) Old Vicarage Hotel, Worfield | |
  Worfield Location within Shropshire | |
| Population | 2,242 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO758956 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bridgnorth |
| Postcode district | WV15 |
| Dialling code | 01746 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Worfield is a village and civil parish in Shropshire in the West Midlands, England. It is 120 miles (190 km) northwest of London and 10 miles (16 km) west of Wolverhampton. It is north of Bridgnorth and southeast of Telford. The parish, which includes the hamlet of Chesterton, is an extensive one that lies on the River Worfe.[2] The name Worfield comes from its location on the River Worfe and the surrounding countryside (fields).
The manor of Worfield is mentioned in the Domesday Book, where it formed part of the Seisdon Hundred of Staffordshire and was held by Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury.[3]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Randall, John (1887). Worfield and its townships, being a history of the parish from Saxon and Norman times. And including notices of old families, and documents contained in the parish chest. Salop.: Madeley.
- ^ Worfield in the Domesday Book