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.

Mayford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Woking

Historical Forms

  • Mayford(e) 1210–12 RBE
  • Maynford' 1226 ClR 1230 P
  • Meinford 1226 ClR
  • Mainford 1250 Fees
  • Meyford 1255,1263 Ass

Etymology

Mayford is Mayford (e )1210–12 RBEet passim , with variant spelling Maiford (e ), Maynford '1226 ClR, 1230 P, Meinford 1226 ClR, Mainford 1250 Fees, Meyford 1255, 1263Ass . None of the material is very early. It is possible that the name means 'Mǣga 's ford,' with the same pers. name which is probably found in Main Down (PN Sx 36).