Etymology

Chesterford

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Today it means: Great Chesterford and Little Chesterford, neighbouring villages and civil parishes in north-west Essex, England. Full definition →

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The story

The Essex village was recorded as Ceasterford in 1004, and Cestreforda in 1086 (DB). The railway station at Great Chesterford was named Chesterford in an 1848 timetable.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.