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Bayford

Bayford proper noun: a village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3108).

Proper noun

Bayford (countable and uncountable, plural Bayfords)

  1. A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3108).
  2. A large hamlet near Wincanton in Stoke Trister parish, South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7229).
  3. An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Bayford

pluralBayfords

Origin of Bayford

From the Old English personal name Bōia + ford (“ford”). In Hertfordshire, recorded as Begesford 1086 (Domesday Book), and Begeford in 1090; the ford of a man called Bǣga.

Questions about Bayford

What does Bayford mean?
Bayford means a village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3108).
What part of speech is Bayford?
Bayford is a proper noun.

Words near Bayford in the dictionary

  1. Bayeux
  2. Bayev
  3. Bayevsky
  4. Bayfield
  5. Bayfield County
  6. Bayford
  7. Bayfords
  8. Bayformers
  9. bayfront
  10. bayfronts
  11. baygall

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