Axford

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proper noun

A hamlet in Nutley parish and Preston Candover parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU610433).

OriginOld English æsċ →
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Meanings

proper nounAxford (countable and uncountable, plural Axfords)

plural Axfords

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Nutley parish and Preston Candover parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU610433).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Ramsbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2370).
    3. countableuncountableA community in the Rural Municipality of Brokenshell No. 68, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishæsċ“ash tree”
  2. EnglishAxford

From a metathesised form of Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

Axford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Axford

MLA

“Axford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Axford. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Axford,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Axford.

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