New Basford
suburban area · City of Nottingham
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This is a settlement named 'Basford' with the prefix 'New', indicating it is a newer settlement established near an older one called Basford.
Word origins
- New
- Old EnglishNewly established or created.
- Basford
- Old EnglishThe ford by the base or bottom of the hill.(from bæse "base, bottom", ford "a river crossing")