Etymology

Bamford

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2083). Full definition →

Old English bēam
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombēam“tree, beam”
  2. English todayBamford

From Old English bēam (“tree, beam”) + ford (“ford”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbēam all →

beamBamptonhornbeambeam tree

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