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.

Twyford (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Compton Abbas

Historical Forms

  • Tweyford' 1395 MiltRoll e15
  • Tweyvorde 1395 MiltC
  • Twyford(e) 1564 Glyn 1692 Salkeld 1842 TA
  • Twiford 1575 Saxton 1646 SC 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

Twyford (Fm) (ST 855186), Tweyford '1395 (e15) MiltRoll , Tweyvorde 1395MiltC , Twyford (e )1564Glyn , 1692Salkeld , 1842TA , Twiford 1575 Saxton, 1646 SC, 1774 Hutch1, cf. Twyfordes Marshe 1564Glyn , Twyfordes Common 1576Glyn , Twyford Cmn , Twyford Gate 1842TA , 'double ford', v. twī-, ford , a common p.n. found in several English counties; the road here crossed two streams, one called Twyford Brook, the other unnamed.