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.

Upper Dunsforth

Major Settlement in the Parish of Aldborough

Historical Forms

  • Dunesford 1089–1118 YChx
  • Uver Dunesford 1251 FF
  • Dunsford Hy2 Dugdvii
  • Over Dunsford 1577 NCyWills
  • Duneford 1199 Abbr 1246 Ass23
  • superiori Duneford 1211 FF
  • Overduncefurth 1535 VE
  • Over Dunforth 1549 BM
  • upper Dunsforth 1732 PRAll

Etymology

v. uferra 'upper'.