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.

Hartford, Hartford Bank, Hartford Bridge, Hartford Cottage, Hartford Grange, Hartford Hall, Hartford Hill, Hartford Ho, Hartford Lodge & Hartford Rd

Major Settlement in the Parish of Witton Chapelry & Weaverham

Historical Forms

  • Herford 1086 DB 1349 Sheaf 1425 Tab 1557 Sheaf
  • Herford cum Horton 1581 ChRR
  • Harford(bridg) 1646 Sheaf
  • Harford Green 1684 ib
  • Hartford c.1188–1209 MidCh 1278 Misc 1436 Tab 1724 NotCestr
  • Hartford alias Hertford 1694 Orm2
  • Hartfurde 1570 Chol
  • Hartefourd 1611 Sheaf
  • Hartford House 1799 AddCh
  • Hartford Hall, Hartford Hill & Hartford Lane 1831 Bry
  • Hartford Lodge 1842 OS
  • Hertford 13 Sheaf 17 VR 1291 Plea 1299 Orm2 1694
  • Hertford alias Herford cum Horton 1581 ChRR
  • Hertefordbrygg' 1353 ChFor
  • Hertford Brigge 1504 AD
  • Herdfer 1537 MidCh

Etymology

'Hart's ford', from heorot and ford , with banke , brycg , grange , hall , hyll , hūs , loge , lane and grēne 2 .