Alford.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4576).
A placename: A village and civil parish (served by Cary Moor parish council) in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6032).
A placename: A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5716).
A placename: A town in Jackson County, Florida, United States.
A placename: An unincorporated community in Pike County, Indiana, United States.
A placename: A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.
A placename: A settlement in Barunga West council area, South Australia.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English female given name Ealdgȳþ + ford (“ford”).
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