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.

Hartford

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hartford

Historical Forms

  • Hereforde 1086 DB 1199 Cur 1223 FF 1260 Ass 1276 RH 1285 Cl 1286 For 1308 Fine 1327 Cl 1495 BM 1535 VE
  • Herford 1147 BM 1194 Cur 13th ADi 1444 IpmR
  • Herford juxta Huntingdon c.1350 Linc
  • Harford 1410 BM 1535 VE 1558 FF Eliz ChancP
  • Hertford 1428 FA 1526 LS 1529 FF 1542,1558 BM

Etymology

'Army ford' v. here , ford . The t is intrusive and late.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site