Thetford

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proper noun

A civil parish (served by Little Thetford Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire.

OriginOld English þēod + ford →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in England:
    1. A civil parish (served by Little Thetford Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire.
    2. A hamlet in Baston parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1114).
    3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL8783).
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A township in Genesee County, Michigan.
    2. A town in Orange County, Vermont.

Origin

  1. Old Englishþēod + ford
  2. EnglishThetford

Recorded as Theodford late 9th century, and Tedfort in 1086 (DB), from Old English þēod + ford, "people's or public ford".

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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