Heyford

H4E1Y4F4O1R1D2

proper noun

Four villages in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, England. Heyford railway station serves Lower Heyford in Oxfordshire.

OriginOld English hēg →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Four villages in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, England. Heyford railway station serves Lower Heyford in Oxfordshire.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēg
  2. EnglishHeyford

From Old English hēg + ford, recorded in Domesday Book as Hegford (Oxon), and Heiforde (Northants).

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APA

Heyford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heyford

MLA

“Heyford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heyford. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heyford,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heyford.

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