Inworth is a small village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, now in the parish of Messing-cum-Inworth, in the

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district, in the county of

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, England, near to

Tiptree Tiptree is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Essex, situated south-west of Colchester and around north-east of London. Surrounding villages include Messing, Tolleshunt Knights, Tolleshunt Major, Layer Marney, Inwor ...

. In 1931 the parish had a population of 847. Inworth village dates back to medieval times, and has been known in the past as ''Ineworth'', ''Inneworth'', ''Inneworde'' and ''Inford''. A placename close to the modern name is first attested in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1206, where it appears as ''Inewrth''. This derives from ''Ina's worþ'' ("Ina's homestead"). The grave of local celebrity 'Spotty', a faithful golden retriever, can be found by the village post office, attracting many visitors. His ghost is said to haunt the meat shop on the corner. All Saints' Church dates from the 11th century and is a grade I listed building. On 1 October 1934 the parish was abolished to form "Messing-cum-Inworth" and "Tiptree", part also went to Feering.

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{{authority control Villages in Essex Former civil parishes in Essex Borough of Colchester