Cinderford

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proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6514).

OriginOld English sinder + ford →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6514).

Origin

  1. Old Englishsinder + ford“ford built up with cinders”
  2. EnglishCinderford

Recorded as Sinderford 1258, from Old English sinder + ford (“ford built up with cinders”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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