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.

Denford

Major Settlement in the Parish of Denford

Historical Forms

  • Deneford(e) 1086 DB 1428 FA
  • Danefort c.1150 StWerb
  • Denford 1241 Cl 1346 FA
  • Derneford 1241 P 1249 Cl
  • Doneford 1275 RH

Etymology

'Ford in the valley,' v. denu . Denford lies in a small valley.The forms with derne , as if from ME  derne , 'hidden,' are probably errors.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site