Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Acford 939–46 Finberg(S1719) 1726

• Acford(e) Hy1 BMI a1165 MontC

• Acford(e) ex dono Aluredi de Nicole c.1185 Templar 1236 FF 1258 Pat 1356 Cl

• Acforda John AddCh

• Hakeford', Ackeford 1244 Ass

• Akeford 1263 Ipm 1264 MiltRoll e15 1264

• Okeford(') 1264 MiltRoll e15 1315

• Hackeford' 1268 Ass

• Ocford(e) 1303,1346,1428 FA

• Okford(e) 1315 Hen1 1337 AddCh 1347 Cl

• Adford (sic) 1086 DB

• Acforde Aluredi de Lincoln 1155 MontC

• Hocford Aluredi de Lincoln 1270 For

• Acford Alvredi 1280 Ipm

• Acford Aurey 1280 Ass

• Acford Auveray 1287 Misc

• Acford Affray, Acford Alfray, Acford Aufrey, Acford Auuerey 1288 Ass

• Acford Aufri 1297 Pat

• Acford Alfred 1323 FF

• Af(f)ord Aurey, Af(f)ord Auffrey 1280 Ass

• Akford Aufrey, Okford Aufrey 1288 Ass

• Atforde Alfredy (sic) 1291 Tax

• Akforde Alfridi 1340 NI

• Okeforde Alfredi 1428 FA

• Okeford Nichol 1282 Ch

• Okeford Nic(h)ol(e) 1288 Ass

• Acford Nicholas 1337 Ch

• Acford Paen, Acford Fitzpayn 1319 Banco

• Ocford Fitz Payn 1321 FF 1412 FA

• Ok(e)ford(e) Fitz Payn 1332 Pat 1411 Cl

• Ok(e)ford(e) Fitzpayn 1360 Ipm

• Ok(e)ford(e) Fytz Payn 1431 FA

• Acford' filii Pagani 1338–40 Glast

• Acfforde filtz Payn 1366 Hen2

• Hakford Fitzpayn 1381 Cl

• Okforfiztpayn 1412 FA

• Acford(e) Fitz Payn 1417 Hen2 1420 Cl

• Acford(e) fitzpayn 1455 ib

• Ackeford(e) Fitzpayne 1490 Ipm

• Ackeford(e) Fytzpayn' 1497 Hen2

• Ackeford(e) fitz payne 1528 AD

• Ak(e)ford(e) Fitzpayne 1535–43 Leland 1541 Hen2

• Acfurthfitzpayn' c.1500 Hen1

• Ockford(e) phitspaine 1584 Hen2

• Ockford(e) Fitzpayne 1705 Salkeld

• Fippeny aukford (sic) 1575 Saxton

• Foppen Okeford 1618 CH

• Robert son of Payn in 1282 Ch

Etymology

One of a group of pars. sharing the name Okeford, 'oak-tree ford' from āc and ford , cf. Shillingstone (olim Okeford Shilling ) 2 238 and Child Okeford supra (q. v. for the possible site of the original ford). The distinguishing affixes are manorial. Four hides in Okeford Fitzpaine were part of the estate held of Glastonbury abbey by the wife of Hugh fitz Grip at the time of DB later held by Alvred de Lincoln and his heirs, probably as a result of his marriage to her, v. VCHDo 355–6, Hutch3 4327. The spellings Auveray , Affray , etc represent the OFr  forms Auverey , Auveré of the OG  pers.n. Alverad . Nic (h )ol (e ) shows AN interchange of n and l in the name Lincoln, v. PN L 1 2–3, with further analogical rationalization in the form Nicholas , v. Zachrisson, ANInfl 130. The manor was held by the family of Fitz Payn (filius Pagani ) from the second half of the 13th cent.; Robert Fitz Payn is named as one of the heirs of the last Alvred de Lincoln who died in 1264 (Ipm), and Okeford Nichol is said to be held by Robert son of Payn in 1282 Ch, etc, cf. Wootton Fitzpaine par. infra . The late colloquial forms Fippeny and Foppen for Fitz Payn are to be noted, the former perhaps showing some folk-etymological wordplay suggested by the affix of the neighbouring par. of Shillingstone (Shillingaukford 1575) 2 239.