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.

Kitford, Kitford Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Ibberton

Historical Forms

  • Kitford [Bridge] 1791 Boswell 1811 OS

Etymology

( Kitford [Bridge ]1791 Boswell, 1811OS ) , probably ' ford frequented by kites ' , from cȳta and ford , cf. Kitford Bridge in Folke par . infra ; a ford is marked 6 ″ .