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Worthington Leics. Werditone 1086 (DB). Probably ‘estate associated with a man called *Weorth’. OE pers. name + -ing- + tūn.

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Worthington , city (1990 pop. 14,869), Franklin co., central Ohio, a suburb of Columbus ; settled 1803, inc. 1835. Mainly residential, it has some light industry. Of note are the Orange Johnson House (1816) and the Ohio Railway Museum.

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