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Woodford

UK/ˈwʊdfəd/US/ˈwʊdfɚd/

Woodford proper noun: a suburb in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4091).

Proper noun

Woodford (countable and uncountable, plural Woodfords)

  1. A suburb in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4091).
  2. A hamlet in northeastern Cornwall (OS grid ref SS2113).
  3. A community near Stone, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6995).
  4. A village in Stockport borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ8982).
  5. A village in East Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP9677).
  6. A hamlet in West Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0638).
  7. A civil parish containing the villages of Lower, Middle and Upper Woodford, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1236).
  8. A village in County Galway, Ireland.
  9. A village in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales.
  10. A small town in Moreton Bay, Queensland.
  11. A town in the Shire of Moyne and the City of Warrnambool, south western Victoria, Australia.
  12. A community in Meaford, Ontario, Canada.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
  2. An unincorporated community in Woodford County, Illinois.
  3. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
  4. A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
  5. A town in Bennington County, Vermont.
  6. An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia.
  7. A census-designated place in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Woodford

pluralWoodfords
alternative formWadforth

Origin of Woodford

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + ford (“ford”).

Words formed from Woodford

Questions about Woodford

What does Woodford mean?
Woodford means a suburb in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4091).
What part of speech is Woodford?
Woodford is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Woodford?
Woodford is pronounced /ˈwʊdfəd/ (UK).

Words near Woodford in the dictionary

  1. woodfired
  2. woodfires
  3. woodflesh
  4. woodflour
  5. woodflours
  6. Woodford
  7. Woodford County
  8. Woodford cum Membris
  9. Woodford Green
  10. Woodford Halse
  11. Woodford Island

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