Woodford

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UK/ˈwʊdfəd/US/ˈwʊdfɚd/

proper noun

A suburb in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4091).

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper nounWoodford (countable and uncountable, plural Woodfords)

plural Woodfords · alternative Wadforth

  1. Various places in England:
    1. countableuncountableA suburb in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4091).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in northeastern Cornwall (OS grid ref SS2113).
    3. countableuncountableA community near Stone, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6995).
    4. countableuncountableA village in Stockport borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ8982).
    5. countableuncountableA village in East Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP9677).
    6. countableuncountableA hamlet in West Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0638).
    7. countableuncountableA civil parish containing the villages of Lower, Middle and Upper Woodford, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1236).
  2. countableuncountableA village in County Galway, Ireland.
  3. Various places in Australia:
    1. countableuncountableA village in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales.
    2. countableuncountableA small town in Moreton Bay, Queensland.
    3. countableuncountableA town in the Shire of Moyne and the City of Warrnambool, south western Victoria, Australia.
  4. countableuncountableA community in Meaford, Ontario, Canada.
  5. Various places in the United States of America:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
    3. countableuncountableA small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Bennington County, Vermont.
  6. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwudu“wood”
  2. EnglishWoodford

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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