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.

Walford Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampton in Arden

Historical Forms

  • Walfordis 1498 KnowleG
  • Waleford 1213 Cur

Etymology

Walford Hall is Walfordis 1498 KnowleG. Cf. also Walford lane 1591LRMB . It is to be associated with the family of Robert de Waleford (1213 Cur). Possibly 'ford of the serfs or Britons' (v. wealh ), but the name may be of manorial origin, Robert having come from a Walford elsewhere, as there is no stream very near.