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Axford.

A placename:

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A placename: A hamlet in Nutley parish and Preston Candover parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU610433).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A placename: A hamlet in Ramsbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2370).

    countable · uncountable
  3. A placename: A community in the Rural Municipality of Brokenshell No. 68, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A placename: An unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.

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  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From a metathesised form of Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + ford (“ford”).

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