Etymology

Thetford

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Today it means: A civil parish (served by Little Thetford Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire. Full definition →

Old English þēod + ford
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  1. Old English · derived fromþēod + ford
  2. English todayThetford

Recorded as Theodford late 9th century, and Tedfort in 1086 (DB), from Old English þēod + ford, "people's or public ford".

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