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.

Deerfold Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pershore Holy Cross

Historical Forms

  • Derfolde 1316 Ipm
  • la Derfaud 14th VCHiv.155
  • Durfold 1820 G
  • Durford c.1830 O

Etymology

Self-explanatory.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site