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.

Oakford

Major Settlement in the Parish of Oakford

Historical Forms

  • Alforda (sic) 1086 DB
  • Acford(e) 1166 RBE 1167 P 1238 Ass 1260 Exon
  • Hakford(e) 1249 Ass
  • Okeford 1249 Ass
  • Hock(e)ford 1249,1253 Ipm
  • Ocford 1282 Ipm
  • Hokefford 1377 BM
  • Wocford 1559 Wardens

Etymology

Self-explanatory.