Martyr Worthy
| Martyr Worthy | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 War memorial in the village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU515329 |
| Location: | 51°5’36"N, 1°15’56"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 110 |
| Post town: | Winchester |
| Postcode: | SO21 |
| Dialling code: | 01962 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Winchester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Winchester |
Martyr Worthy is a small village in Hampshire. It is amongst a cluster of neighbouring villages known as 'The Worthys', which are:
- Abbots Worthy
- Headbourne Worthy
- Kings Worthy
- Martyr Worthy
Martyr Worthy is on the banks of the River Itchen to the north-east of the city of Winchester.
The place-name 'Martyr Worthy' is first attested in Episcopal Registers of 1243, where it appears as Wordia le Martre. 'Worthy' means 'enclosure', and Martyr Worthy is recorded as having been held by Henricus la Martre in 1201. 'Martre' may be Old French martre meaning martyr, or meaning marten and used as a nickname[1]
The village has a Church of England parish church, St Swithun's, which is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
Outside links
 |
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Martyr Worthy) |
- History and descriptions
- Information on Martyr Worthy from GENUKI
- Stained Glass Windows at St. Swithun, Martyr Worthy, Hampshire
References
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 536 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ National Heritage List 1350471: Church of St Swithun (Grade II* listing)