Ebford
Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodbury
Historical Forms
- Ebworthy in the parish of Wadbury 1465 Pat
- Ebworthie 1525 AOMB
- Ebbeford c.1630 Pole
Etymology
'Ebba 's worþig.' The modern form may have been influenced by the fact that the Clyst here is fordable at ebb tide.