Blackford, Cumbria

Blackford
Village
St. John the Baptist's church, Blackford
Blackford Location in the former City of Carlisle district Show map of the former City of Carlisle district Blackford Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY396621
Civil parish	Westlinton
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA6
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Carlisle
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°57′00″N2°56′31″W / 54.950°N 2.942°W / 54.950; -2.942

Blackford is a village in Cumbria, England, close to Gretna, Scotland. ^{[1] [2]}

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.

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Westlinton

References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 85 Carlisle & Solway Firth (Gretna Green) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN   9780319231579.
2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.