Epworth
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- Epworth can also refer to the Epworth Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Template:GBdot Epworth is a small town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. As the birthplace of John and Charles Wesley (their father was the rector there), it has given its name to many institutions associated with Methodism.
Epworth Old Rectory is maintained as a museum.
Epworth lies on the A161 road, roughly halfway between Goole and Gainsborough. The Isle of Axholme Joint Railway served Epworth: it is now closed altogether.