Etymology

Great Wishford

Today it means: A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, north-west of Salisbury (OS grid ref SU0735). Full definition →

Old English wice + ford
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  1. Old English · derived fromwice + ford
  2. English todayGreat Wishford

Recorded as Wicheford in 1086 (DB), from Old English wice + ford, the ford where wych-elms grow. Great Wishford was also known as Wishford Magna.

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