ad su u orde ' ▁or ▁W ad sw orth . ▁The ▁English ▁Language ▁has ▁only ▁been ▁standard ised ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁centuries ▁and ▁names ▁were ▁frequently ▁miss p elt ▁on ▁official ▁documents ▁due ▁to ▁ill iter acy , ▁giving ▁a ▁possible ▁explanation ▁of ▁why ▁the ▁Hall ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁village ▁is ▁called ▁W ad worth ▁( a ▁variation ▁of ▁Word sw orth ). ▁▁ ▁First ▁found ▁in ▁York shire , ▁the ▁family ▁were ▁se ated ▁at ▁W ad sw orth , ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁in ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁as ▁' king ' s ▁land ', ▁a ▁mo or land ▁with ▁two ▁churches ▁and ▁scattered ▁houses . ▁An ▁isolated ▁building ▁within ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁setting ▁of ▁Em ily ▁Br ont ë ' s ▁famous ▁novel ▁W uther ing ▁He ights . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁granted ▁by ▁King ▁William ▁to ▁Roger ▁de ▁Bul ly ▁( bel ieved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ancest or ▁of ▁the ▁W ad sw orth s ) ▁following ▁the ▁Norman ▁Con quest ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁The ▁estate ▁was ▁then ▁passed ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Ross ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁James ▁Clark ▁Ross ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁R iding ▁Elect oral ▁Register s ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁" Qual ification : ▁Free hold ▁M ansion ▁and ▁Land ", ▁" Place : ▁W ad worth ▁hall ". ▁ ▁After ▁its ▁use ▁as ▁a