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Crayford

Today it means: A town in the borough of Bexley, on the edge of Greater London (OS grid ref TQ5174). Full definition →

Old English Creċġanford

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Old English · inherited fromCreċġanford
English todayCrayford

From Old English Creċġanford, Creċġan ford, Creċċan ford, equivalent to Cray (River) + ford.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.