Sandford

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UK/ˈsænd.fəd/UK/ˈsæn.fəd/

proper noun

A village in Winscombe and Sandford parish, North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4259).

OriginOld English sand →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Samford · alternative Sampford · alternative Sanford

  1. One of several villages in England:
    1. A village in Winscombe and Sandford parish, North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4259).
    2. A hamlet in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8545).
  2. A locality in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia
  3. A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsand“sand”
  2. EnglishSandford

From Old English sand (“sand”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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