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.

Alderforth

Other OS name in the Parish of Witchford

Etymology

. Cf. Alderforde (fen )13thElyCh , Alderforthfen 1514Clare , Alder Fourths c. 1840TA , v. alor , ford .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement