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.

Hazelford Ferry

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bleasby

Historical Forms

  • haseleford 958 BCS1029 14th
  • de Hesilford 1275 RH
  • Heselford gate c.1300 Welbeck
  • Hesilfordfery 1535 VE
  • Hasylforde Fery 1553 Pat

Etymology

Hazelford Ferry (6″) is haseleford 958 (14th) BCS 1029, passag . de Hesilford 1275 RH, Heselford gate c. 1300Welbeck , Hesilfordfery 1535 VE, Hasylforde Fery 1553 Pat. Self- explanatory.

Places in the same Parish