Brailsford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK254414).

OriginOld English byrġels →
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Meanings

proper nounBrailsford (countable and uncountable, plural Brailsfords)

plural Brailsfords · alternative Brallisford

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK254414).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbyrġels“burial place; barrow”
  2. EnglishBrailsford

From a variant of Old English byrġels (“burial place; barrow”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

Brailsford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brailsford

MLA

“Brailsford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brailsford. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brailsford,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brailsford.

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