Named afterIn honour of James Frederick Fordham, a Wharfinger (an owner or keeper of a wharf), who owned land in the area between 1880 and 1897.DescriptionProposed by Fremantle City Council, 1983. Approved by Nomenclature Advisory Committee, March, 1984. Published in Government Gazette, 24/8/1984. Council Minutes 17/9/1984. Runs off Solomon Street.
