Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• on niy senforda 963 RegAlbi,56d 13

• Myleford c.1030 YCh7

• Milford, Mylford 1109–12 YCh43 1154 RegAlbiii,64 13 ADiv 1229 RegAlbiii,91 1278 Baild 1379 Linds

• South Mylford 1308 Aid 1331 Hom 1641 Rates

• Mileford 1154–91 RegAlbiii,9 c.1216 1228 Ebor 1234 FF

• Suthmileforth 1286 YI

• Meleford 1154–63 RegAlbiii,9 1166,1167 P

• Milleford 1250–6 RegAlbiii,36

• Mylleforth 1394 Linds

• Suth Muleforth 1285 KI

• Mylneforth 1521 WillY

• Milforth 1550 WillY

• Southmylforth 1526 FF

Etymology

'Ford at the mill', v. myln , ford . South Milford was doubtless one of the berewics in the Archbishop's Sherburn estate but is not named; it could, however, have been the site of the mill mentioned in DB. The ford carried the Roman road to Tadcaster across the stream now called Mill Dike. 'South' in relation to North Milford 69infra . The first spelling niy senforda is in a late transcript and stands for mylenforda .