Description
Ecclesiastical parish. Deanery of Trigg Major. In the Hundred of Black Torrington and, although the great majority of the parish lies west of the River Tamar, the parish was originally in Devon. Transferred to Cornwall in 1966.
Grid reference: SX 32 87
Chronological Sequence
Wlryngtone, 1291; Worrenton, 1524-7; Wurryngton, 1545; Werrington, Worington, 1569; Worrington, 1581; Werryngton, 1588; Werrington, 1664; Warrington, 1674; Werington, 1700, 1748; Werrington, 1838, 1844, 1890, 1899, 1907, 1966
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Wlryngtone : 1291
Worrenton : 1524-7
Wurryngton : 1545
Werrington : 1569, 1664, 1838, 1844, 1890, 1899, 1907, 1966
Worington : 1569
Worrington : 1581
Werryngton : 1588
Warrington : 1674
Werington : 1700, 1748
References
Capella de Wlryngtone
In the Decanatus de Major Trigeschire.
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p472, citing from 1291
Worrenton
In Devon.
Stoate, 1979b, p136, citing from 1524-7
Wurryngton
Stoate, 1986, p115, citing from 1545
Werrington
Worington
Howard & Stoate, 1977, p101, citing from 1569
Worrington
Stoate, 1988, p42, citing from 1581
Werryngton
CRO, P167/5/1, 1588 (*)
Werrington
SA, CD/456, 1664 (*)
Warrington
Stoate, 1982, p119, citing from 1674
Werington
SA, CD/75, 1700 (*)
Martyn, 1748, map
Werrington
Lying west of the Tamar, contains 111 houses and 635 inhabitants. The church, dedicated to St Martin and St Giles, is a curacy.
Moule, 1838, p310
In Devon.
CRO, TA/251, 1844
Also part lying east of the Tamar.
OS, 6", 1890
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1627
The church is dedicated to St Martin and St Giles.
OS, 6", 1907
This parish was transferred from Devon to Cornwall 1st April 1966.1
CRO, P251/1/10, 1966 (*)