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The village name originates from roughly 1704 when naturally occurring ‘Wort’ was found to spring from a well fed by a water source near to the local river Waveney. When the local brewer was satisfied with the beer brewed from the ‘Wortwell’ he would ring a bell to let the local residents know it was ready for drinking, which also gave the local drinking establishment its name, established as a pub in 1836.