Etymology

Heyford

H4E1Y4F4O1R1D2

Today it means: Four villages in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, England. Heyford railway station serves Lower Heyford in Oxfordshire. Full definition →

Old English hēg
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  1. Old English · derived fromhēg
  2. English todayHeyford

From Old English hēg + ford, recorded in Domesday Book as Hegford (Oxon), and Heiforde (Northants).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhēg all →

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