Corseford

suburban area · Renfrewshire

Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements

Corseford is an Old English name meaning 'ford by the cross'. It indicates a river crossing marked by a cross, likely a religious or boundary marker.

Word origins

cors
Old EnglishAttestedcross(from cros "cross")
ford
Old Englishford(from ford "ford")

Historical forms

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