Ampleforth
village · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Ampleforth is thought to derive from Old English, possibly meaning 'Ample's ford'. 'Ample' would be a personal name, and 'ford' refers to a shallow place in a river that can be crossed.
Word origins
- Ample
- Old EnglishA personal name
- ford
- Old Englishriver crossing(from ford "river crossing")