Hanford
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hanford
Historical Forms
- Hanford(') 1086 DB 1212 Fees 1230 ChancR 1285 FA 1575 Saxton
- Haunford(') 1228 Cl 1240 FF 1288 Ass
- Hamford(') 1197 FF 1230 P 1240,1242 Ch 1244 Ass 1251–2 Fees c.1270 Seymer 1280 1428 FA
- Hamforde 1291 Tax 1332 SR
- Hampford(') 1241 Ch 1242–3 Fees 1275 RH 1374 Pat
- Enforde 1210–12 RBE
- Han(n)eford 1280 Ass
- Honforde 1399 Cl
- Handford 1664 HTax
- Hanfords Ford 1828 TA (Shillingstone)
Etymology
Probably 'ford at the stone', from hān and ford , as suggested by Ekwall DEPN: hēah (wk.obl. hēan ) 'high, chief' is a less likely first el. in view of the absence of Hen - spellings (apart from the form Enforde ), cf. Six. Handley par. infra . The site of the original ford was perhaps where the track called Holloway Lane in Shillingstone par. supra crosses R. Stour towards Hanford Ho and where a ford is still marked 6″; two of the fields near this ford are in fact called Hanfords Ford 1828TA (Shillingstone). There were two mills at Hanford in 1086 DB (VCHDo 384), cf. also 'the mill of Hamford '1242 Ch.