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.

Oakford Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marshfield

Historical Forms

  • Acford 1225 FF
  • Hokeford 1236 ib
  • Hocford 1248 Ass
  • Oc(k)ford(e), Okford(e) 1287,1306 1327 SR
  • Okeford 1330 Ipm 1540 AOMB 1596 FF

Etymology

Oakford Fm, Acford 1225FF , Hokeford 1236 ib, Hocford 1248Ass (p), Oc (k )ford (e ), Okford (e )1287, 1306 ib, 1327SR (p), Okeford 1330 Ipm, 1540AOMB , 1596FF . 'Ford by the oak-tree', v. āc , ford .