Walford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO587204).

OriginOld English wella →
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Meanings

proper nounWalford (countable and uncountable, plural Walfords)

plural Walfords

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO587204).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Walford, Letton and Newton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3972).
    3. countableuncountableA village in Baschurch parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ434206).
    4. countableuncountableA village in Creech St Michael parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST271281).
    5. countableuncountableA community in Sables-Spanish Rivers township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
    6. countableuncountableA city in Benton County, Iowa, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwealh“foreigner; Briton”
  2. Old Englishwella“well, spring, stream”
  3. EnglishWalford

Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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