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Westford Fm, Westford Mill, Westford Park (ib) & Westford Plant.

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thorncombe

Historical Forms

  • Westforde 1291 Tax
  • tenementum Abbatis de Forde quod vocatur Westforde 1322 HarlCh 1349 CottCh

Etymology

Westford Fm (ST 388042), Westford Mill (1811 OS), Westford Park (ib) & Westford Plant., Westforde 1291 Tax, tenementum Abbatis de Forde quod vocatur Westforde 1322HarlCh , 1349CottCh , 'west ford', v. west , ford . This is a crossing of R. Axe some 1½ miles SW of Forde Abbey supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement