Bamford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2083).

OriginOld English bēam →
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Meanings

proper nounBamford (countable and uncountable, plural Bamfords)

plural Bamfords

  1. A place in England:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2083).
    2. countableuncountableA suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8613).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbēam“tree, beam”
  2. EnglishBamford

From Old English bēam (“tree, beam”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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