Blackford, Cumbria

Blackford
St. John the Baptist's church, Blackford
Blackford
Blackford shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY396621
Civil parish	Westlinton
District	City of Carlisle
Shire 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
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°57′00″N 2°56′31″W / 54.950°N 2.942°W / 54.950; -2.942Coordinates: 54°57′00″N 2°56′31″W / 54.950°N 2.942°W / 54.950; -2.942

Blackford is a village in Cumbria close to Gretna.

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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