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Thetford

Thetford proper noun: a civil parish (served by Little Thetford Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire.

Proper noun

Thetford

  1. A civil parish (served by Little Thetford Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire.
  2. A hamlet in Baston parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1114).
  3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL8783).
  4. A township in Genesee County, Michigan.
  5. A town in Orange County, Vermont.

Origin of Thetford

Recorded as Theodford late 9th century, and Tedfort in 1086 (DB), from Old English þēod + ford, "people's or public ford".

Phrases with Thetford

Questions about Thetford

What does Thetford mean?
Thetford means a civil parish (served by Little Thetford Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire.
What part of speech is Thetford?
Thetford is a proper noun.

Words near Thetford in the dictionary

  1. thetch
  2. thetched
  3. thetches
  4. thetching
  5. thetes
  6. Thetford
  7. Thetford Center
  8. thether
  9. thetic
  10. thetical
  11. thetically

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