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.

Ditchford Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Irthlingborough

Historical Forms

  • Dichesford 1235 Fees
  • Digeford ib.
  • Dich(e)ford 1242 Fees 1327 Ipm 1330 FA
  • molendinum de Dycheford 1253 Ass
  • Dickford Mulnes 1282 Abbr
  • Dikfordebrigg 1292 Compotus

Etymology

Ditchford Mill is Dichesford 1235 Fees, Digeford ib., Dich(e)ford 1242 Fees, 1327 Ipm, 1330 FA, molendinum de Dycheford 1253Ass , Dickford Mulnes 1282 Abbr, Dikfordebrigg 1292Compotus . 'Ford by the dic,' possibly one of the subsidiary courses of the Nene at this point.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement