Shefford

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proper noun

A town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1439).

OriginOld English sċēap →
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Meanings

proper nounShefford (countable and uncountable, plural Sheffords)

plural Sheffords

  1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1439).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċēap“sheep”
  2. EnglishShefford

From Old English sċēap (“sheep”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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