Worminghall is a village and civil parish in the Buckinghamshire district of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England.
The village is beside a brook that forms most of the eastern boundary of the parish. The brook joins the River Thame, which forms the southernmost part of the eastern boundary. The western boundary of the parish also forms part of the county boundary with Oxfordshire. The village is about west of the Oxfordshire market town of Thame.
The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 534.
Toponym
The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village's toponym as Wermelle. An entry written in 1163 in a pipe roll records it as Wurmehal, and an entry made in 1229 in an episcopal register records it as Wirmehale. Other spellings included Wormehale in the 12th and 13th centuries, Wrmehale in the 13th and 14th centuries, Worminghale in the 14th and 15th centuries and Wornall in the 18th century. "Wornall" (or "Wunnle") are still common local pronunciations.
The toponym is derived from Old English. Halh is a nook or corner of land. Wyrma could be either the name of a man who held the land, or a reference to "worms" living there. In Old and Middle English usage, "worm" could mean reptiles,
The tower has a ring of three bells and there is also a Sanctus bell. John Taylor & Co recast all four bells in 1847 at the foundry they had at the time in Oxford.
Saints Peter and Paul's is now part of the Benefice of Worminghall with Ickford, Oakley and Shabbington.
Social and economic history
Worminghall had a windmill by about 1160 or 1170. A windmill is recorded again in the 14th century, along with a fishery.
The Clifden Arms public house is a timber framed building with brick nogging and a thatched roof. The older part is medieval and the newer wing was added in the 17th century. It is of six bays and is built of rubblestone with ashlar quoins, and was re-roofed in 1779 with a double purlin roof. and are now a Grade II* listed building.