Ashford

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UK/ˈæʃfəd/

proper noun

A surname.

“A local government district with borough status of Kent, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town; in full, the Borough of Ashford.”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in England:
    1. A town in Kent (OS grid ref TR0142).

      A local government district with borough status of Kent, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town; in full, the Borough of Ashford.

    2. A town in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0671).
    3. A village in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5335).
    4. A village in South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX6848).
    5. A village in Derbyshire: see Ashford-in-the-Water.
  3. A village in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref T2797).
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Houston County, Alabama.
    2. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
    3. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
    4. Synonym of Satsuma, Texas.

      Synonyms: Satsuma, Texas

    5. A census-designated place mostly in Pierce County, Washington.
    6. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
    7. A ghost town in the town of Dayton, Richland County, Wisconsin.
  5. A village in Inverell Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of West Torrens, South Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Satsuma, Texas.

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SatsumaTexas
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satsuma

Origin

From Old English æscet (“a clump of ash trees”) + ford or, alternatively, from æsc (“an ash tree”) + ford. Equivalent to ash + ford.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Ashford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashford

MLA

“Ashford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashford. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ashford,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashford.

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