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Alresford.

A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0621).

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈɒlsfəɹd/Essex/ˈeɪlsfəɹd/Essex/ˈɒlzfəɹd//ˈɔːlzfəɹd/
  1. A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0621).

  2. Ellipsis of New Alresford, Hampshire, England.

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Where this word comes from

* (Essex) From a personal name, Ægel, or Old English ǣl + ford, recorded as Ælesford c.1000, Eilesforda 1086 (DB). * (Hampshire) From Old English alor (genitive alres) + ford, recorded as Alresforda 701, Alresforde 1086 (DB).

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