Shelford

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proper noun

A rural locality in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A rural locality in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.
  2. A railway station in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, serving the villages of Great Shelford and Little Shelford (OS grid ref TL4652).
  3. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6642).
  4. A locality in Burton Hastings parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4288).
  5. A surname.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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