Settlement at Worthenbury may have begun as early as the tenth century. The name Worthenbury may stem from the Saxon name for a stronghold 'burgh', indicating that a fortification may have been situated there. In 1086, when the
Domesday Book was compiled, Worthenbury was listed as a relatively small settlement and it was within the hundred of Duddeston and the county of
Cheshire. There has been a
parish church in the village since at least 1388. The current building,
St Deiniol's, was built in 1739 but an earlier had been dedicated to Saint
Deiniol. The church has many
Georgian features and while no longer in the
Church in Wales, is open to visitors. South of the village lay Emral Hall, home to the influential
Puleston family until 1936 when it was demolished. was
curate. ==Tallarn Green==