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Langford

Langford proper noun: a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1840).

Proper noun

Langford (countable and uncountable, plural Langfords)

  1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1840).
  2. A village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex (OS grid ref TL838089).
  3. A hamlet in Ickburgh parish, Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL8396).
  4. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK8258).
  5. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2402).
  6. A city in British Columbia, Canada.
  7. A former rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, now part of the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford.
  8. An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland.
  9. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
  10. A hamlet in Erie County, New York.
  11. A town in Marshall County, South Dakota.
  12. A habitational surname from Old English.
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Forms of Langford

pluralLangfords

Origin of Langford

Two main origins: * From Old English lang (“long”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Nottinghamshire may derived from an Old English personal name *Landa + ford.

Words formed from Langford

Phrases with Langford

Questions about Langford

What does Langford mean?
Langford means a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1840).
What part of speech is Langford?
Langford is a proper noun.

Words near Langford in the dictionary

  1. langets
  2. Langevin
  3. Langevin function
  4. Langevin functions
  5. Langfang
  6. Langford
  7. Langford basilisk
  8. Langford basilisks
  9. Langford Budville
  10. Langford's Basilisk
  11. Langford's Basilisks

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