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.

Bissford

Other OS name in the Parish of Corsley

Historical Forms

  • Bisford 1500 Pat

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Bisford 1500 Pat . ' Ford over the river Biss'(supra 2) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement