Tempsford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1653).

OriginOld English ford →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1653).

Origin

  1. Old Englishford“ford”
  2. EnglishTempsford

Recorded as Tamiseforde in the Domesday Book, from the name of a river related to Thames + Old English ford (“ford”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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