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.

Marriforth (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornton Steward

Historical Forms

  • Mariford 1301 LS
  • Mar(r)yforth 1439 Dugdv.578

Etymology

v. ford . The first element is probably the woman's name Mary or Marie .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement