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.

Halford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ilsington

Historical Forms

  • Halford 1275 RH 1285 FA

Etymology

Perhaps 'ford by the healh or nook of land between two streams.' If so, we have a development of OE  healh not usually found in this county. Cf. Hele supra 46.