← Back to map

Upper Dunsforth

hamlet · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Upper Dunsforth refers to a settlement located higher up or further north than another place called Dunsforth. The name Dunsforth likely derives from an Old English personal name and the word 'ford', meaning a river crossing.

Word origins

Upper
Old Englishhigher, further up(from upera "upper")
Dunsforth
Old Englishford associated with Dun(n)(from Dun(n) "personal name", ford "ford")