Somerford

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proper noun

A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England.

OriginOld English sumor →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England.
  2. A suburb of Christchurch in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ1893).
  3. A township in Madison County, Ohio, United States (a community in the township is named Summerford).

Origin

  1. Old Englishsumor“summer”
  2. EnglishSomerford

"The ford crossable in summer", from Old English sumor (“summer”) + ford.

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APA

Somerford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Somerford

MLA

“Somerford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Somerford. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Somerford,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Somerford.

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