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.

Fulford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Withington

Historical Forms

  • Fuleford' 1236 FF
  • Fulford 1274 Cl

Etymology

Fulford, Fuleford '1236FF , Fulford 1274 Cl (p). 'Foul, dirty ford', v. fūl , ford . The ford carried a track to Andoversford over a small stream north of the farm.