Longford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2137).

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Meanings

Longford1

proper noun
  1. A number of places in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2137).
    2. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, next to Gloucester, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8320).
    3. A small village in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, formerly in Middlesex, on the north side of Heathrow Airport (OS grid ref TQ0576).
    4. The Longford River, a man-made river in Greater London, flowing from the Colne at Longford to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace.
    5. A northern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3583).
  2. A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  3. A town in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Longford2

proper noun
  1. A county of Ireland.
  2. A town, the county town of County Longford, Ireland.
  3. An earldom in the Peerage of Ireland.

Origin

Longford · proper noun

  1. Old Englishlang“long”
  2. EnglishLongford

From Old English lang (“long”), definite form langa + ford.

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Longford · proper noun

  1. Irishan Longfort
  2. EnglishLongford

From Irish an Longfort (literally “the camp, the stronghold”), anglicized to be identical to Etymology 1.

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Translations

Irish an Longfort, Contae an Longfoirt
  • an Longfortcounty in the Republic of Ireland
  • Contae an Longfoirtcounty in the Republic of Ireland
  • an Longforttown in County Longford
Russian Ло́нгфорд, Ло́нгфорд
  • Ло́нгфорд (Lóngford)county in the Republic of Ireland
  • Ло́нгфорд (Lóngford)town in County Longford
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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