Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hedenedford c.1153 Dugdv,447

• Hed(d)enesford 1307 GDR 1415 CoramR 1427 Fine 1493 Ipm 1570 AngleseyCh

• Ed(e)nesford 1323 CoramR 1352 Banco 1493 Ipm 1564 FF

• Hednesford(e) 1362 Fine 1421 IpmR 1584 Comm 1610 Ct

• Heddensford 1548 1577 Saxton

• Adnesford 1546 FF

• Had(d)ensford 1599 Smith 1671 Blome

• Hedgford or Hedsford 1653 PCC

• Hednesford als Hedgford 1618 FF

• Hedg(e)ford 1666 SHT 1682 Browne 1793 Cary

• Hednesford 1834 O

Etymology

'The ford of Heddīn ', v. ford . The OE  Heddīn would be a diminutive form of Headda . The forms are somewhat comparable to those occurring in Hensall YW 219, but the total absence of forms with -th - militate against the name in question being the ON  pers.n. Heðinn which is of unlikely occurrence in this part of St.