Worton, North Yorkshire

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From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

There are a number of listed buildings in the hamlet, including Worton Hall and the Victoria Arms public house[5][6][7][8][9] who had one of the longest serving landlords in British pub history.[10] Ralph Daykin was the publican at the Victoria Arms between 1956 and 2013.[11]

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