Montford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4114).

OriginOld English ġemǣne →
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Meanings

proper nounMontford (countable and uncountable, plural Montfords)

plural Montfords · alternative Mountford

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4114).
  2. countableuncountableA historic district and neighbourhood in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishġemǣne“common, general, communal”
  2. EnglishMontford

Recorded as Maneford in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English ġemǣne (“common, general, communal”) + ford (“ford”). The surname could also be a variant of Mundford.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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