Burford

B3U1R1F4O1R1D2

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English Beorgford →
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Meanings

proper nounBurford (countable and uncountable, plural Burfords)

plural Burfords

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A place in England:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Burland and Acton parish and Stoke and Hurleston parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6253).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Clovelly parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS3022).
    3. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2512).
    4. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5868).
    5. countableuncountableA hamlet in Pilton parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5941).
  3. countableuncountableA rural community in Brant County, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishBeorgford
  2. EnglishBurford

From Old English Beorgford, equivalent to beorg (“mountain”) + ford (“ford”).

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