Saltford
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Saltford means 'the ford where salt is traded or produced'. It indicates a crossing point on a river or stream associated with the salt trade.
Word origins
- Salt
- Old Englishsalt(from sealt "salt")
- ford
- Old Englishford(from ford "ford")
Historical forms
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