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Shalford

Shalford proper noun: a village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7229).

Proper noun

Shalford

  1. A village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7229).
  2. A hamlet in South Somerset district, Somerset, England, partly in Charlton Musgrove parish (OS grid ref ST7230).
  3. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0047).

Origin of Shalford

From Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + forde (“ford”). Doublet of Scalford and Shelford.

Questions about Shalford

What does Shalford mean?
Shalford means a village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7229).
What part of speech is Shalford?
Shalford is a proper noun.

Words near Shalford in the dictionary

  1. shales
  2. shaleshudes
  3. Shalev
  4. shaley
  5. Shalfleet
  6. Shalford
  7. Shalhevet
  8. shaliach
  9. shaliachs
  10. shaliah
  11. shaliahs

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