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Tellisford

Tellisford proper noun: a village and civil parish in Mandip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST8055).

Proper noun

Tellisford

  1. A village and civil parish in Mandip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST8055).

Origin of Tellisford

From Old English tæfle (“chess-board”), a term used in a topographical sense and perhaps implying a plateau, + ford (“ford”).

Questions about Tellisford

What does Tellisford mean?
Tellisford means a village and civil parish in Mandip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST8055).
What part of speech is Tellisford?
Tellisford is a proper noun.

Words near Tellisford in the dictionary

  1. tellings-off
  2. Tellington
  3. tellinid
  4. tellinids
  5. tellins
  6. Tellisford
  7. Tello
  8. tellopeptide
  9. Tellos
  10. tells
  11. tells a story

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