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Yarford

hamlet · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Yarford likely means 'the ford by the river'. 'Yar' could be a variant of 'ear', meaning river, and 'ford' is a shallow crossing.

Word origins

Yar
Old EnglishRiver(from ear "river")
ford
Old EnglishRiver crossing(from ford "river crossing")

Historical forms

Yareford · Yarford