English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Pilford (Fm)

Other OS name in the Parish of Hampreston

Historical Forms

  • terr' voc' Pilforde 1583 Glyn
  • Pilfords 1811 OS
  • Pilford 1837 TA

Etymology

, terr ' voc ' Pilforde 1583Glyn , Pilfords 1811 OS, Pilford 1837TA , cf. Pilford Copse & Pilford Lane in Holt par . supra , v. ford , first el . pīl ' a stake ' ( hence ' ford marked by a stake ' ) , or pyll ' apool in a river, a small stream ' ; the farm lies beside a small tributary of Uddens Water .