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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ford Fm, Hr Ford Fm & Lr Ford Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Netherbury

Historical Forms

  • Forde 1510 Weld2
  • tenement called fo(o)rd 1626 DCMCt
  • Ford 1811 OS
  • Ford Farm 1839 TA

Etymology

Ford Fm, Hr Ford Fm & Lr Ford Fm (SY 466967), Forde 1510Weld 2, tenement called fo (o )rd 1626DCMCt , Ford 1811 OS, Ford Farm 1839TA , cf. Henry de la Forde de Mel (e )plays 1288Ass , Hugo de la Forde de Mel (e )plays 1288Ass , Hugo de la Forde de Mel (e )ples 1288Ass , Robert de la Ford '1288Ass , Thomas de la Forde de Kaymesworth '1288Ass , de Kaynneswod '1288Ass , John atte Forde 1332 SR, Richard Atte Forde 1433HarlRoll , v. ford , atte , cf. Camesworth supra , Melplash infra . The ford from which the farms take their name was no doubt where a road crosses a small tributary of R. Brit (v. Lambrook infra ) just W of the farms.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement