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.

West Ford

Other OS name in the Parish of Little Torrington

Historical Forms

  • Forde 1229 FF
  • La Forde juxta Parvam Toriton 1311 FF

Etymology

is Forde 1229 FF, La Forde juxta Parvam Toriton 1311FF .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement