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.

Horyford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Preston

Historical Forms

  • Horylord 1402 IpmR
  • Horiford 1412 FA 1456 IpmR
  • Horyford(e) 1431 FA 1470 NatT 1531 Weld1
  • Horeford 1461 Rent
  • Horeford iuxta Sutton Poytz 1462 Weld1

Etymology

Horyford (lost), Horylord (for Horyford ) 1402 IpmR, Horiford 1412 FA, 1456 IpmR, Horyford (e )1431 FA, 1470NatT et freq to 1531Weld 1, Horeford 1461Rent , Horeford iuxta Sutton Poytz 1462Weld 1, 'filthy ford', v. horig , ford , cf. Sutton Poyntz infra ; the exact location of the place is not known, but the ford which gave rise to the name was no doubt on R. Jordan, v. foll.