Shefford
Major Settlement in the Parish of Shefford
Historical Forms
- Sepford 1220 LS
- Shipford 1229 Cl
- Shepford 1247 FF
- Sefford 1247 Ass 1251 BM
- S(c)hefford 1262,1271 FF
- Che(f)ford 1276 Ass 1361 Cl
- Sheford 1276 Ass 1297 Ipm
- Schyford, Chyford 1287 QW
- Schepeford 1307 Ass
Etymology
'Sheep-ford' v. sceap , ford .