Pyrford
Major Settlement in the Parish of Pyrford
Historical Forms
- æt Pyrianforda 956 BCS955 c.1250
- Piriford 1067 BM 1100–7 Crispin
- Pyryford 1263 Ass
- Pireford, Pyreford t.Hy3 For 1255,1279 Ass c.1270 Winton
- Peliforde 1086 DB
- Perford 1175 P
- Periford 1370 WAM 1372 SR
- Puriford t.Hy3 For
- Puryford 1275,1309 FF
- Pureford 1317 FF
- Pyrpherde t.Eliz Musters
- Pyrford 1573 ib
Etymology
'Ford marked by a pear tree,' v. pyrige , ford . There is an ancient passage over the Wey here.