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Walford

Walford proper noun: a village and civil parish in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO587204).

Proper noun

Walford (countable and uncountable, plural Walfords)

  1. A village and civil parish in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO587204).
  2. A hamlet in Walford, Letton and Newton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3972).
  3. A village in Baschurch parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ434206).
  4. A village in Creech St Michael parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST271281).
  5. A community in Sables-Spanish Rivers township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A city in Benton County, Iowa, United States.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Walford

pluralWalfords

Origin of Walford

Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”).

Words formed from Walford

Questions about Walford

What does Walford mean?
Walford means a village and civil parish in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO587204).
What part of speech is Walford?
Walford is a proper noun.

Words near Walford in the dictionary

  1. Walesmen
  2. Waleswood
  3. walewort
  4. Waley
  5. Waleys
  6. Walford
  7. Walford, Letton and Newton
  8. walfordite
  9. Walfords
  10. Walgett
  11. Walgherton

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