Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Meynysfordia late12th Elemos

• Maynesford' 1183 BB c.1320

• Maynesford [1183]c.1320,[1183]c.1382 BB 1300 Bek 1304 Cl 1336×7 IPM 1347 GD 1348 Spec 1358 Halm 1360×1 IPM 1378,1381(p) Halm 1382 Hatf 1388 IPM

• maynesford de Bisshopmydelham 1412 Ct

• Maynesforde 1312 GD

• Manisford' early13th Ct

• manisford c.1350 ib

• Manisford 1618 Loosebox4

• Mainesford 1291 GD

• Maynsford 1336,1500–1 IPM

• Maineford 1208×10 Fees

• Meinefford c.1220 Elemos

• Maineford 1288×9 GD

• Mayneford 1411 Lang

• Mayn'ford 1296 Halm

• Maynford 1382 Hatf

• Mayneforth 1370 Halm3

• maynfforth 1388 Ct

• Maynfurth 1525 IPM

• Maynsforth 1334 IPM 1350 Rot 1561 IPM

• Maynisforth 1347 GD 1388 Ct

• Maynesforth 1359(p)etfreqto1375 Halm 1375 GD 1382 Hatf 1385 Rot 1396etfreqto1449 IPM

• Maynesforthe 1391 DST

• Manesforth 1416 IPM

• Mansforth 1468×9 Finc

• Manceforth 1580 Surv

• Mansforthe 1539 FPD

• Mainsforthe 1644×5 GD

• Maynsfurth 1542 IPM

• Mainsforth Township 1647 ParlSurv

• Mainsford otherwise Mainsforth 1828 CC

• Mensforth 1721 HC/CB70 1723×4 Hud

Etymology

'Mægen's ford', OE  pers.n. Mægen , genitive sing. Mægenes , + ford .Mægen is a short form for a compound name such as Mægenfrith etc.