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Girtford

Girtford proper noun: a hamlet in Sandy parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).

Proper noun

Girtford

  1. A hamlet in Sandy parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).

Origin of Girtford

From Old English grēot (“grit, sand, gravel”) + ford (“ford”).

Questions about Girtford

What does Girtford mean?
Girtford means a hamlet in Sandy parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).
What part of speech is Girtford?
Girtford is a proper noun.

Words near Girtford in the dictionary

  1. girt up one's loins
  2. girted
  3. Girten
  4. Girtens
  5. girtest
  6. Girtford
  7. girth
  8. girth strap
  9. girth straps
  10. girth-galled
  11. girthed

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