Harpsford
Early-attested site in the Parish of Egham
Historical Forms
- Herpesford 675 BCS 13th
- Harpesford 1225 ClR t.Ed3 For
- mill of Harpesford 1327 Pat
- Herepesford 1270 Seldxiii t.Hy3 For
- Harpesfordemulle 1344 ChertseyB
- Harpisford 1476 Chertsey 1572 Ct
Etymology
Harpsford (lost) is Herpesford 675 (13th) BCS 34, Harpesford 1225 ClR, t. Ed 3For , mill of Harpesford 1327 Pat, Herepesford 1270 Seld xiii, t. Hy 3For , Harpesfordemulle 1344ChertseyB , Harpisford 1476 Chertsey, 1572Ct . Harpsford hamlet and mill are now covered by Virginia Water (infra 125). The name is a compound of herepæð and ford with reference here to the old Roman road from Staines to Silchester. Cf. Harpford (PN D 590).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bakeham Ho
- Callowhill
- Chincill
- Englefield Green
- Glanty
- Hummer Lane
- Hythe
- Leatherlake Ho
- Luddington Ho
- Portnall Park and Potnall Wood
- Prune Hill
- Purnish
- Rumshot Hill
- Runny Mede
- Rusham Ho
- St Ann's Heath
- Shrubs Hill
- Swellgutter
- Trottsworth Fm
- Virginia Water
Other OS name
- Bishopsgate
- Bulkeley Ho
- The Causeway
- Cumberland Gate and Duke's Copse
- Deadpool(lost)
- Denham's Ho
- Hangmoor
- Heath Ho
- Holloway College
- Kingswood
- Langham Place
- Mead Lake Ditch
- Milton Park
- Northcroft Cottage
- Park Ho
- Pooley Green
- Priest Hill
- Queenswood
- Stroude
- Tite Hill
- Towngreen Fm
- Trumps Fm and Trumpsgreen
- Warren Fm
- Wentworth Ho
- Whitehall Fm
- Woodhaw