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Little Hereford

Little Hereford proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by Brimfield and Little Hereford Group Parish Council) in north Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5468).

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Proper noun

Little Hereford

  1. A village and civil parish (served by Brimfield and Little Hereford Group Parish Council) in north Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5468).

Origin of Little Hereford

Recorded as Lutelonhereford, Domesday Book 1086, from Old English lȳtel (“little”), dative lȳtlan. The name may have arisen from being an area north of the River Teme almost cut off from the rest of Herefordshire.

Questions about Little Hereford

What does Little Hereford mean?
Little Hereford means a village and civil parish (served by Brimfield and Little Hereford Group Parish Council) in north Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5468).
What part of speech is Little Hereford?
Little Hereford is a proper noun.

Words near Little Hereford in the dictionary

  1. little hats
  2. Little Havana
  3. Little Haven
  4. little head
  5. little heads
  6. Little Hereford
  7. little heron
  8. Little Houghton
  9. little hour
  10. little hours
  11. little house

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