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Sandford

/ˈsænd.fəd/

Sandford proper noun: a village in Winscombe and Sandford parish, North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4259).

Proper noun

Sandford

  1. A village in Winscombe and Sandford parish, North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4259).
  2. A hamlet in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8545).
  3. A locality in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia
  4. A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Sandford

alternative formSamford
alternative formSampford
alternative formSanford

Origin of Sandford

From Old English sand (“sand”) + ford (“ford”).

Words formed from Sandford

Phrases with Sandford

Questions about Sandford

What does Sandford mean?
Sandford means a village in Winscombe and Sandford parish, North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4259).
What part of speech is Sandford?
Sandford is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sandford?
Sandford is pronounced /ˈsænd.fəd/ (UK).

Words near Sandford in the dictionary

  1. sandflies
  2. sandflow
  3. sandflows
  4. sandfly
  5. sandfly fever
  6. Sandford
  7. Sandford Orcas
  8. Sandford principle
  9. Sandford-on-Thames
  10. Sandgate
  11. sandglass

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