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.

Allerford

Other OS name in the Parish of Marystow

Historical Forms

  • Aureford 1242 Fees757
  • Alreford 1330 SR
  • Alresford 1346 FA

Etymology

is Aureford 1242 Fees 757, Alreford 1330SR (p),Alresford 1346 FA . ' Alder ford . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement