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Survey of English Place-Names

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Canford Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westbury on Trym

Historical Forms

  • Kaneford 1299 RBB
  • Canford 1535 VE 1544 LP
  • Canvordes gate 1638 Inq

Etymology

Canford Ho, Kaneford 1299RBB , Canford 1535 VE, 1544 LP, Canvordes gate 1638 Inq. Possibly, like Canford (Do 109), 'Cana's ford', from an OE  pers.n. Cana recorded in DB (Redin 87, Feilitzen 213) and ford .