Milford.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
Meaning & usage
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Lassen County, California.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A coastal city in New Haven County, Connecticut.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A city in Kent County and Sussex County, Delaware.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Baker County, Georgia.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Iroquois County, Illinois.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A town in Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A city in Dickinson County, Iowa.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Geary County, Kansas.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Oakland County, Michigan.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A small village in Barton County, Missouri.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A city in Seward County, Nebraska.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Otsego County, New York.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A city in Clermont County and Hamilton County, Ohio.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A borough, the county seat of Pike County, Pennsylvania.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A town in Ellis County, Texas.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A city in Beaver County, Utah.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Milford Township.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A place in Canada: A village in East Hants district municipality, Hants County, Nova Scotia.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A place in Canada: A town in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village in Belper parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3545).
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Hartland parish, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS2322).
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Little Ness parish, near Baschurch, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4121).
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village in Berkswich parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9721).
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9442).
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A suburban settlement in Laverstock parish and Salisbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1529).
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A western suburb of Newtown, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0991).
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village near Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A village in County Cork, Ireland.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A small town in County Donegal, Ireland. Alternative form: Millford.
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including: A suburb on the North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand.
A habitational surname.
Where this word comes from
From mill + ford.
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