Romford, Romford Bridge & Romford Mill, Romford East Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Edmondsham
Historical Forms
- Runford 1268 Ass
- Rungeford 1308 Banco
- Rongford 1403 Midd 1407 Hutch3
- Roughford 1407 IpmR
- Rougeford 1417 ib
- Runggeforde 1489 Ipm
- Rumforthe 1575 Saxton
- Rumford 1618 Map
- Bomford Mill (sic) 1811 OS
Etymology
Romford, Romford Bridge & Romford Mill, Romford East Fm (SU 074094), Runford 1268Ass , Rungeford 1308 Banco, Rongford 1403Midd , 1407 Hutch3, Roughford (for Ronghford ) 1407 IpmR, Rougeford (for Rongeford ) 1417 ib, Runggeforde 1489 Ipm, Rumforthe 1575 Saxton, Rumford 1618Map , Bomford Mill (sic)1811 OS, 'ford marked by a pole', from hrung and ford , a name similar in meaning to the common p.n. Stapelford (C, Ch, Ess, etc). The Cranborne-Ringwood road crosses R. Crane here. The mill here is probably (on the site of) the water-mill in Westworth infra mentioned in 1546 Hutch3 3425, cf. also molend ' de Emodesham 1268Ass , Mill and Gdn 1838TA , and the two mills in two of the manors of Edmondsham in 1086 DB (VCHDo 368, 101).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Mutton Hole
- Pistle Down & Pistle Hill
- Avenue Lodge
- Barn Fd
- Bottom Copse
- Brambles Fm
- Cheater's Copse
- Cock Row
- Cook's Moor
- Cranborne Copse
- Edmondsham Ho
- Furze Cmn Copse
- Gipsies' Pit
- Gotham Cmn, Gotham Copse & Gotham Fm
- Grains Hill
- Gravel Pit
- Ironmongers Copse
- Lodge
- Long Copse
- Lower Fm
- Marley's Row
- Pains Moor Copse
- Mill Copse
- Pinnocks Moor Bridge & Pinnocks Ctgs
- Gt Rhymes Copse & Lt Rhymes Copse
- The Roughs
- St Nicholas's Church
- Sandy's Hill
- Smallbridge Copse & Smallbridge Fm
- Upper Fm
- Nellie's Copse
- Rectory