Blackford, Cumbria

Blackford, Cumbria

Blackford is a village in Cumbria close to Gretna.

Etymology

Blackford means what it says, a black ford or river-crossing. However, unlike other places of the name, it is a mix of Old English and Old Norse: the first element is Old English "blǣc" "black", while the second element is Old Norse "vathr" / "vaőr" , ford, river crossing,which usually occurs as -wath in place-names with this element (e.g. Wath upon Dearne). The name was recorded as "Blakiwaith" in 1165.


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