Thetford.
A place in England:
Meaning & usage
A place in England: A civil parish (served by Little Thetford Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire.
A place in England: A hamlet in Baston parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1114).
A place in England: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL8783).
A place in the United States: A township in Genesee County, Michigan.
A place in the United States: A town in Orange County, Vermont.
Where this word comes from
Recorded as Theodford late 9th century, and Tedfort in 1086 (DB), from Old English þēod + ford, "people's or public ford".
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