Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Milborne Mamford 1611 Hutch3

• Mainford 1795 Boswell

Etymology

Milborne Mamford (lost), Milborne Mamford 1611 Hutch3, Mainford 1795 Boswell, v. par. name supra . Its location is unknown, but it should perhaps be associated with Mel (l )eb (o )urneford (e ) mentioned under Milborne Stileham par. supra , cf. also Giles de la Forde m13 (c. 1447) Vaux , v. ford . Mam -, Main - may represent (ge)mǣne 'communal'.