Stafford
Early-attested site in the Parish of Colyton
Historical Forms
- (on nyðeran) Stanford 1005 KCD1301 12th
- Estaforda 1086 DB(Exon)
- Staford
- Stoford 1306 Ass
- Stouford 1330 SR
Etymology
v. Stowford (supra 41). 'Nether' or 'lower' perhaps in contrast to the next ford up stream, now known as Holyford supra 622.