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.

Parford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Drewsteignton

Historical Forms

  • Paþford 739 Crawf 11th
  • Patford(a) 1086 DB 1249 Ass
  • Pafford' 1242 Fees769

Etymology

v. pæþ , ford .