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.

Wilsford

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wilsford

Historical Forms

  • Wiflesford(e) 1086 DB
  • Wyveleford t.Hy2 Ch 1270
  • Wivelesford c.1200 HMCVari
  • Willesford 1425 FF
  • Vivelesford 1231 Ch

Etymology

'Wifel 's ford.' Identical in origin with Wilsford supra 326.

Places in the same Parish