Welford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4073).

OriginOld English wella →
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Meanings

proper nounWelford (countable and uncountable, plural Welfords)

plural Welfords

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4073).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire council area, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP6480).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwella“well, spring, stream”
  2. EnglishWelford

From either Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) or welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

Welford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welford

MLA

“Welford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welford. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Welford,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welford.

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