Alresford

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Essex/ˈɒlsfəɹd/Essex/ˈeɪlsfəɹd//ˈɒlzfəɹd//ˈɔːlzfəɹd/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0621).

OriginOld English ǣl + ford →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0621).
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of New Alresford, Hampshire, England.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
new alresford

Origin

  1. Old Englishalor
  2. Old Englishǣl + ford
  3. EnglishAlresford

* (Essex) From a personal name, Ægel, or Old English ǣl + ford, recorded as Ælesford c.1000, Eilesforda 1086 (DB). * (Hampshire) From Old English alor (genitive alres) + ford, recorded as Alresforda 701, Alresforde 1086 (DB).

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APA

Alresford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alresford

MLA

“Alresford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alresford. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alresford,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alresford.

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