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.

Harford Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ombersley

Historical Forms

  • Hertford 1275 SR
  • Herford 1327 SR
  • Harpford 1570 Wills

Etymology

'Stag-ford,' v. heorot .