Meanings
plural Woodfords · alternative Wadforth
- Various places in England:
- countableuncountableA suburb in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4091).
- countableuncountableA community near Stone, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6995).
- countableuncountableA village in Stockport borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ8982).
- countableuncountableA village in East Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP9677).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in West Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0638).
- countableuncountableA civil parish containing the villages of Lower, Middle and Upper Woodford, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1236).
- Various places in Australia:
- countableuncountableA village in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales.
- countableuncountableA small town in Moreton Bay, Queensland.
- countableuncountableA town in the Shire of Moyne and the City of Warrnambool, south western Victoria, Australia.
- Various places in the United States of America:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Woodford County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
- countableuncountableA small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
- countableuncountableA town in Bennington County, Vermont.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
- Old Englishwudu“wood”
- EnglishWoodford
From Old English wudu (“wood”) + ford (“ford”).
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Woodford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woodford
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