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Sleaford

Sleaford proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0645).

Proper noun

Sleaford

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0645).

Origin of Sleaford

From Old English Sliowaford, from sliow (uncertain definition) + ford (ford).

Questions about Sleaford

What does Sleaford mean?
Sleaford means a market town and civil parish with a town council in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0645).
What part of speech is Sleaford?
Sleaford is a proper noun.

Words near Sleaford in the dictionary

  1. SLDMB
  2. SLDMBs
  3. SLDRAM
  4. SLDs
  5. SLE
  6. Sleaford
  7. slean
  8. sleans
  9. Sleat
  10. sleave
  11. sleaved

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