Cornforth

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ313343).

OriginOld English cran →
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Meanings

proper nounCornforth (countable and uncountable, plural Cornforths)

plural Cornforths

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ313343).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcran“crane”
  2. EnglishCornforth

From a metathesized form of Old English cran (“crane”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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