Great Wishford

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, north-west of Salisbury (OS grid ref SU0735).

OriginOld English wice + ford →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, north-west of Salisbury (OS grid ref SU0735).

Origin

  1. Old Englishwice + ford
  2. EnglishGreat Wishford

Recorded as Wicheford in 1086 (DB), from Old English wice + ford, the ford where wych-elms grow. Great Wishford was also known as Wishford Magna.

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