Shalford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7229).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7229).
  2. A hamlet in South Somerset district, Somerset, England, partly in Charlton Musgrove parish (OS grid ref ST7230).
  3. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0047).

Origin

From Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + forde (“ford”). Doublet of Scalford and Shelford.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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