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")