 It was founded by an English nobleman named Fitela (Fitela's Ford), and the aforementioned ford is over the River Stour.The origin of the place-name is from Old English "Fitela" and "ford" meaning "(homestead or farm) of a man called Fitela"; the place-name appears as "Fitelford" in 1244.Fiddleford has approximately 25 houses, a manor house by the river (Fiddleford Manor), a public house (the Fiddleford Inn), and a large mushroom farm.