Etymology

Salford

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Today it means: A city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8098). Full definition →

Old English sealh
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromsealh“willow, sallow”
  2. English todaySalford

From Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + ford (“ford”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsealh all →

salesallowSelwoodSalkeldSawdon

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