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.

Shortford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bray

Historical Forms

  • Sorteford Hy3 RentSur
  • Shorteford 1270 Pat 1275 Ch 1279 Cl 1324 Ipm
  • aqua de Schortford' in villa de Bray 1286 Ass

Etymology

Shortford (lost), Sorteford Hy 3RentSur (p), Shorteford 1270 Pat (p), 1275 Ch, 1279 Cl (p), 1324 Ipm (p), aqua de Schortford ' in villa de Bray 1286Ass . Cf. also Shortefordemore 1395PubLib (Bray ), Shortfordemore 1397ib . 'Short ford', an unusual name which con- trasts with the common Langford, Longford. There was also a 'Shortford marsh', v. mōr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement