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Axford

Axford proper noun: a hamlet in Nutley parish and Preston Candover parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU610433).

Proper noun

Axford (countable and uncountable, plural Axfords)

  1. A hamlet in Nutley parish and Preston Candover parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU610433).
  2. A hamlet in Ramsbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2370).
  3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Brokenshell No. 68, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Axford

pluralAxfords

Origin of Axford

From a metathesised form of Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + ford (“ford”).

Questions about Axford

What does Axford mean?
Axford means a hamlet in Nutley parish and Preston Candover parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU610433).
What part of speech is Axford?
Axford is a proper noun.

Words near Axford in the dictionary

  1. axette
  2. axettes
  3. axeweed
  4. axewoman
  5. axewomen
  6. Axford
  7. Axfords
  8. axhandle
  9. axhandle hound
  10. axhandles
  11. axhead

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