Appleford-on-Thames
village · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Appleford-on-Thames means 'ford where apples grow' or 'ford by an apple tree'. The name combines the Old English words for 'apple' and 'ford', with the suffix indicating its location on the River Thames.
Word origins
- æppel
- Old Englishapple(from æppel "apple")
- ford
- Old Englishford(from ford "ford")
- Temes
- Pre-CelticThames(from Tamesis "Thames")
Historical forms
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