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Lydford

Lydford proper noun: a village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5185).

Proper noun

Lydford

  1. A village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5185).

Origin of Lydford

From the River Lyd + ford; Lyd is from Old English hlȳd; recorded as Hlydanforda c.1000, and Lideforda in 1086 (DB).

Words formed from Lydford

Questions about Lydford

What does Lydford mean?
Lydford means a village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5185).
What part of speech is Lydford?
Lydford is a proper noun.

Words near Lydford in the dictionary

  1. Lyden
  2. Lydenburg
  3. Lydens
  4. Lydes
  5. Lydeway
  6. Lydford
  7. Lydford-on-Fosse
  8. Lydgate
  9. Lydgatian
  10. Lydham
  11. Lydham Heath

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