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From the Old English personal name Bōia + ford (“ford”). In Hertfordshire, recorded as Begesford 1086 (Domesday Book), and Begeford in 1090; the ford of a man called Bǣga.
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Bayford
Today it means: A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3108). Full definition →