Cringleford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1905).

OriginOld Norse kringla ← Old English ford →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1905).

Origin

  1. Old Englishford“ford”
  2. Old Norsekringla“circle”
  3. EnglishCringleford

Perhaps from Old Norse kringla (“circle”) + Old English ford (“ford”).

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

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

Chicago

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