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.

Milford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartland

Historical Forms

  • Meleforda 1086 DB
  • Milleford 1238 Ass 1310 Seld20
  • Mileford 1249 FF
  • Muleford 1316 FA

Etymology

OE  myln-ford , 'mill-ford,' with early loss of n .