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 Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dodderhill

Historical Forms

  • atte Forde 1275,1327 SR
  • Fourde 1398 Pat
  • The Forde 1576,1585 Wills
  • The Furde 1602 WillsP

Etymology

Self-explanatory.