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.

Blackford

Other OS name in the Parish of Westlinton

Historical Forms

  • Blakforthe 1384 Scotland
  • Blackford 1561 MunRec
  • Blackfourde 1589 ExchKR
  • Blake foorde, Blacke Forde 1589 LRMB

Etymology

is Blakforthe 1384Scotland, Blackford 1561 MunRec, Blackfourde 1589ExchKR , Blake foorde , Blacke Forde 1589LRMB .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement