A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
"The historic village of Milford sits on a narrow ford where an old watermill once ground grain."
A census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States.
"Residents of Milford enjoy hiking trails located within their census-designated community in Lassen County, California."
Milford is a compound word formed from the Old English words mylen (mill) and fōrda (ford). The name originally described a place where one could cross a river by wading at a spot near a watermill.