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.

Hetherford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirklinton Middle

Historical Forms

  • Hederforth 1227 FF
  • Hedreford 1254 Cl 1332 Pat
  • magna 1292 Ass
  • Hederford 1274 Cl
  • Hedresford c.1235 Weth 1365 Pat
  • Hederesford 1249 Ipm 1375 Fine
  • Heddresford c.1270 Weth
  • Hedrisford 1272 Ipm 1292 Ass
  • Hedersford 1279 1285 For
  • (parva) Hederisford 1288 Ass 1320 Ipm
  • Magna Hedresford 1292 Ass
  • Hediresford ib.
  • Hedoresford 1350 IpmR
  • Hethersford(e) 1435,1439 IpmR
  • Hetherford(e) 1436 IpmR 1498 Ipm
  • Hetherforth 1480 IpmR
  • Northederford 1279 Ass

Etymology

In the parish was Northederford 1279Ass .

It is probable that, as in Hethersgill supra 91, we have a compound of OE  hēah -dēor , either hēahdēoresford or hēahdēoraford , 'ford of the tall deer.'