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Stretford

Stretford proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7994).

stretford: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7994)
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Proper noun

Stretford

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7994).
  2. A small village in Monkland and Stretford parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4455).
  3. A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5257).

Origin of Stretford

From Old English strǽt (“road”) + ford (“ford”). Doublet of Stratford.

Phrases with Stretford

Questions about Stretford

What does Stretford mean?
Stretford means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7994).
What part of speech is Stretford?
Stretford is a proper noun.

Words near Stretford in the dictionary

  1. stretchouts
  2. stretchproof
  3. stretcht
  4. stretchy
  5. Streten
  6. Stretford
  7. Stretham
  8. stretti
  9. stretto
  10. Stretton
  11. Stretton Westwood

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