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.

Bulford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Strensall

Historical Forms

  • Bul(e)ford(a) 1145–53 Leon35 1154–89 12 MaryH6d 1231 Ass
  • Bulforthtoftes 1286 For

Etymology

'Bull ford,' v. bula , ford and Bowforth 64infra . On the identification of Bulford with the site of the wapentake meeting place v. 8supra .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement