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.

Ford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Laverstock

Historical Forms

  • Winterburneford(a) 1189 GlastInq 1270 For
  • Wynterbournefo(u)rde 1325 FF 1372 Ipm
  • Wynterbournes Forde t.Hy7 Hoare

Etymology

Ford is Winterburneford (a )1189 GlastInq, 1270For , Wynterbournefo (u )rde 1325FF , 1372 Ipm, Wynterbournes Forde t. Hy 7 Hoare, Ford 1605, Foord 1711Recov . The ford was over the river Bourne, formerly Winterbourne , v. supra 2.

Places in the same Parish