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Basford.

A surname.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A surname.

  2. A ghost town in Burt County, Nebraska.

  3. A number of places in England: A village and former civil parish, now in Weston and Crewe Green parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, south of Crewe (OS grid ref SJ7152).

  4. A number of places in England: An area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, which includes Old Basford and New Basford.

  5. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Hopesay parish and Edgton parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3885).

  6. A number of places in England: An eastern suburb of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8546).

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