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.

Maidford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Norton

Historical Forms

  • maʒþe ford 931 BCS672 14th
  • Madeford 1773 AandD

Etymology

Maidford is maʒþe ford 931 (14th) BCS 672, Madeford 1773 A and D. The first element is probably OE  mægþe , 'mayweed.'Cf. Mayfield (PN Sx 381).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement