English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Cuttleford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Astbury

Historical Forms

  • Cuttleford 1727 BW
  • Cuttleford Meadow 1658 ib
  • Cudlesford 1345 Eyre
  • Codilsford 1354 ib
  • Cod(e)lesford 1356 AddCh
  • Cuttelsford 1401 Orm2
  • Cattleford Meadow 1649 BW
  • Cutleyford 1831 Bry

Etymology

Cuttleford (110–830590), Cuttleford 1727BW , Cuttleford Meadow 1658ib , Cudlesford 1345Eyre (p), Codilsford 1354 ib (p), Cod (e )lesford 1356AddCh (p), Cuttelsford 1401 Orm2 (p), Cattleford Meadow 1649BW , Cutleyford 1831 Bry, perhaps 'Cūðwulf's ford', from the OE  pers.n. Cūðwulf and ford , but the first el. may be an OE  pers.n. Cud (d )el , a diminutive of OE  Cud (d )a .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site