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Stoneyford

hamlet · Derbyshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name Stoneyford likely refers to a ford that was stony or perhaps named after a person with a stony disposition. It is composed of the Old English words 'stān' meaning stone and 'ford' meaning a shallow place to cross a river.

Word origins

Stoney
Old Englishstony(from stān "stone")
ford
Old Englishford(from ford "ford")