Galford
Early-attested site in the Parish of Lewtrenchard
Historical Forms
- Galford(e) 1544 SR 1625 FF
Etymology
The first element is probably OE gafol , 'tax, duty,' perhaps referring to a ford where payment was exacted for passage. The OE gafol , 'fork,' is unlikely on topographical grounds. There is a ford here but no fork for some 1½ miles.