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.

Durford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rogate

Historical Forms

  • Dureford t.Hy1 Durf 1349 Ipm
  • la Dureford 1272 Ass
  • Dereford t.Hy1 Durf 1183 P 1236 Bay 1285 BM 1288 Ass 1310–13 Cl 1327 SR
  • Direford 1291 Tax
  • Dirford 1318 Cl 1435 BM
  • Darford al. Durford 1545 Pat

Etymology

OE  dēora ford 'animals' ford,' v. deor , ford .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement