Walford.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village and civil parish in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO587204).
A placename: A hamlet in Walford, Letton and Newton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3972).
A placename: A village in Baschurch parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ434206).
A placename: A village in Creech St Michael parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST271281).
A placename: A community in Sables-Spanish Rivers township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A city in Benton County, Iowa, United States.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”).
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