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Survey of English Place-Names

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Old Firth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bramham

Historical Forms

  • Aldeford 12,1240 Nost81d,90d,152d
  • Haldeford e.13 ib
  • Long Haldeford 13 ib
  • Audforth 17 Glebe
  • Old Firth, Holdforth Close 1844 TA

Etymology

Old Firth (lost), Aldeford 12, 1240Nost 81d, 90d, 152d, Haldeford e. 13 ib 155d, Long Haldeford 13 ib, Audforth 17Glebe , Old Firth , Holdforth Close 1844TA . 'Old ford', v. ald , ford . The ford crossed Carr Beck just below the Mill Dam of Clifford (1″ O.S. 97–432442). It is the ford from which Clifford 87infra was named.