Epworth originally referred to

Epworth, Lincolnshire Epworth is a market town and civil parish on the Isle of Axholme, in the North Lincolnshire unitary authority of Lincolnshire, England.OS Explorer Map 280: Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough: (1:25,000) : The town lies on the A161 ro ...

, a town in England that was the birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, early leaders of the Methodist religious movement. The town's name has since been used for other places and institutions affiliated with the Methodist denomination of Christianity. In addition to the English town, Epworth may refer to:

Places

Canada

* Epworth, Newfoundland and Labrador, a hamlet, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland * Epworth Park, a neighborhood in Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick

United States

Epworth, Georgia Epworth is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 480. It lies at an elevation of in the north-central part of the county. A former ...

, an unincorporated community *

Epworth by the Sea Epworth by the Sea is an 83-acre Christian conference and retreat center in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It is used for Methodist-based events. It is located on the banks of the Frederica River, north of Gascoigne Bluff on Saint ...

, Georgia, a Methodist retreat center * Epworth, Illinois, a town *

Epworth, Iowa Epworth is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,023 at the 2020 census, up from 1,428 in 2000. History Epworth was platted in 1855. It was named f ...

, a town near

Dubuque Dubuque (, ) is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. The population was 59,667 at the 2020 United States census. The city lies along the Mississippi River at the junction of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin, a region ...

* Epworth, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Epworth Heights, Michigan, a summer resort in Ludington, Michigan * Epworth, Virginia, an unincorporated community

Zimbabwe

Epworth, Zimbabwe Epworth is a bedroom community in south-eastern Harare Province, Zimbabwe, located east of the city center of Harare. Its population exploded in the late 1970s and 1980s as the town saw a rise in Rural-to-urban migration, creating informal se ...

, a city and suburb of

Harare Harare ( ), formerly Salisbury, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of , a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metrop ...

Epworth (constituency) Epworth was a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe. The seat was dissolved for the 2023 Zimbabwean general election into Epworth North and Epworth South. Members Election results See also ...

, a constituency of the Zimbabwean parliament

Buildings

* Epworth Hall (disambiguation), several buildings * Epworth Hospital in Melbourne, Australia *

Epworth Military Academy Epworth originally referred to Epworth, Lincolnshire, a town in England that was the birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, early leaders of the Methodist religious movement. The town's name has since been used for other places and institutio ...

(1857–1928), a defunct military academy in Epworth, Iowa *

Epworth School Epworth School is a private Christian School with a Methodist ethos, located on a campus in Scottsville in Pietermaritzburg in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Epworth is an independent school (and a member of the Independent Scho ...

, a private school in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa *

Epworth School (Epworth, Iowa) Epworth School, also known as the Epworth Elementary School, was a historic building located in Epworth, Iowa, United States. The Iowa Legislature required a high school education for all students in 1911. The school districts that did not have ...

(1917–2011), a Colonial Revival/Romanesque Revival building in Epworth, Iowa, United States

Other uses

Epworth League Founded in 1889, the Epworth League is a Methodist young adult association for people aged 18 to 35. It had its beginning in Cleveland, Ohio, at its Central Methodist Church on May 14 and 15, 1889. There was also a Colored Epworth League. Befor ...

, a youth organization of the American Methodist Episcopal church *

Epworth sleepiness scale The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a scale intended to measure daytime sleepiness that is measured by use of a very short questionnaire. This can be helpful in diagnosing sleep disorders. It was introduced in 1991 by Dr Murray Johns of Epwor ...

, used in the diagnosis of sleep apnea * Friar Lane & Epworth F.C., a football (soccer) club, Aylestone, Leicestershire, England * Epworth a tune written by

Charles Wesley Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was an English Anglican cleric and a principal leader of the Methodist movement. Wesley was a prolific hymnwriter who wrote over 6,500 hymns during his lifetime. His works include "And Can It ...

1757-1834 to the hymn 'Forgive our sins as we forgive' (New English Hymnal 66); Epworth, Lincolnshire being his birthplace. {{disambiguation, geo