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Welford

Welford proper noun: a village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4073).

Proper noun

Welford (countable and uncountable, plural Welfords)

  1. A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4073).
  2. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire council area, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP6480).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Welford

pluralWelfords

Origin of Welford

From either Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) or welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).

Words formed from Welford

Questions about Welford

What does Welford mean?
Welford means a village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4073).
What part of speech is Welford?
Welford is a proper noun.

Words near Welford in the dictionary

  1. welfarite
  2. welfarites
  3. Welfic
  4. welfie
  5. welfies
  6. Welford
  7. Welford-on-Avon
  8. Welfords
  9. Welham
  10. Welham Green
  11. welinite

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