Sleaford

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proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0645).

OriginOld English Sliowaford →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0645).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishSliowaford
  2. EnglishSleaford

From Old English Sliowaford, from sliow (uncertain definition) + ford (ford).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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