Muckford
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bishop's Nympton
Historical Forms
- Mokeford 1249 Ass 1330 SR
- Mockeford 1333 SR
- Moggeforda 1427 Ass
- Nokeworth (sic) in Nymet Epī 1465 IpmR
- Mukford 1472 IpmR
Etymology
'Moc (c )a 's ford,' cf. Muckworthy supra 129. Wallenberg (StudNP 2, 95) suggests that we have in these two names the ME muck , but that word is of Scandinavian origin and is never used of 'dung' in the south of England.