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.

Queensford Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dorchester

Historical Forms

  • (mill of) Queneford 1146 RegAntiquiss 18th
  • Quenford' 1184,90 P
  • Queneford' 1188 P

Etymology

Queensford Mill takes name from (mill of ) Queneford 1146 (18th) RegAntiquiss, Quenford '1184, 90 P (p), Queneford '1188 P (p).'Woman's ford,' OE  cwēne ford .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement