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.'