Stretford

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proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7994).

OriginOld English strǽt →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7994).
  2. A small village in Monkland and Stretford parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4455).
  3. A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5257).

Origin

  1. Old Englishstrǽt“road”
  2. EnglishStretford

From Old English strǽt (“road”) + ford (“ford”). Doublet of Stratford.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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