Here is my list of the alternative spellings and the abbreviations that have been used to identify the West Cumbrian town now officially known as 'Workington'.
I am sure there are many, many more waiting to be discovered.
The alternatives are listed in alphabetical order.
WAORK
WARK
WEORC
WEORK
WERK
10 Werkington
11 Werkinton
12 Werkyngton
WERL
13 Werlington
WHORK
14 Whorkington
WIKI
15 Wikington
WIORK
16 Wiorkington
WIRCH
19 Wirchington
21 Wirchintuna
WIRG
22 Wirgington
WIRK
23 Wirkeinton
24 Wirkengton
25 Wirkenton
26 Wirketon
27 Wirkington
28 Wirkingtona
29 Wirkingtun
31 Wirkintonae
32 Wirkintun
33 Wirkintuna
34 Wirkongton
35 Wirkygton
36 Wirkyngton
37 Wirkyngtona
38 Wirkynton
WK
39 Wk/ton
40 Wk'ton
41 WKG
42 Wkgtn
43 Wkgton
44 Wkn
45 Wkngtn
46 WKNT http://raildar.co.uk/arrive/WKNT
47 Wkntn (Wkn'ton not confirmed)
48 Wktn
49 Wkton
W'K
50 W'kton
WK
51 W"kton
WO
52 Wo
WO'K
53 Wo'kington
WO'-K
54 Wo'-kington
WOEK
55 Woekington
WOFK
56 Wofkington
WO-K
57 Wo-kington (o)
WOIK
58Woikington
59 Woik-ington
WOK
60 Wokington
WOR
61 Wor
WOOK
62 Wookitun
WOORK
64 Woorkyngton
WORCH
65 Worchington
WORG
66 Worgington
WORK
67 Work
68 Work'ton
69 Workengton
70 Workenton
71 Workignton
72 Workin'ton
73 Workingaton
74 Workingotn
75 Workingston
76 Workingtoj
77 Workington
78 Workinto
79 Workinton
80 Workintou
81 Work-ing-ton
82 Wor-king-ton
83 Workiton
84 Workkington
85 Workongton
86 Workiungton
87 Workyngton
88 Worky
WORQ
89 Worqington
WRK
90 Wrk
91 Wrkgtn
92 Wrkn
93 Wrktn
94 Wrkt'n
95 Wrk'tn
96 Wrkgtn
WRYK
97 Wrykington
98 Wrykinton
W'RK
99 W'rktn
WUCK
100 Wucki'n
101 Wuckington
102 Wuckinton
WUK
103 Wuki
104 Wuki'n
105 Wukington
106 Wukint'n
107 Wukintn
108 Wukinton
109 Wukintun
110 Wukitn
111 Wukiton
112 Wuki'ton
113 Wukitun
WUKK
114 Wukkie
115 Wukki'n
116 Wukkit'n
117 Wukkiton
118 Wukky
WURC
119 Wurcingtun
WURK
120 Wurki'ton
121 Wurkington
122 Wurkinton
WYNK
123 Wynkinton
WYRCH
124 Wyrchyngton
125 Wyrchynton
WYREK
126 Wyrekenton
127 Wyrekington
WYRK
128 Wyrkenton
129 Wyrkentonian
130 Wyrkingthon
131 Wyrkington
132 Wyrkinton
133 Wyrkintun
134 Wyrkngton
135 Wyrkyngton
136 Wyrkyngtona
OTHERS
137 W^orkington
138 V/orkington
139 ˈwəːkɪŋtən
140 ˈwɜːkɪŋtən
141 ?orkington
142 Orkington
143 orkington
144...orkington
145 fforkington
146 nogworktin
I have included all the alternatives that I discovered, whether they were created by design or by accident, such as typing error, imperfect scanning, or the mishearing by a writer, of our West Cumbrian pronunciation.
Verification of other alternatives is taking place.
Recent finds:
1810 German publication by Heinrich Schorch, 'Neueste Lander- und Volkerkunde. Ein geographisches Lesebuch' (page 286)
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Cf: [http:// http://cis01.central.ucv.ro/litere/onomastica_lexicologie/revista_scol_2008/victor_olaru.pdf PLACE-NAMES ILLUSTRATING SOCIAL AND LEGAL CUSTOMS]
Not to be confused with Warkton