"Shefford" meaning in All languages combined

See Shefford on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Sheffords [plural]
Etymology: From Old English sċēap (“sheep”) + ford (“ford”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|sċēap||sheep}} Old English sċēap (“sheep”), {{m|ang|ford||ford}} ford (“ford”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|~|s}} Shefford (countable and uncountable, plural Sheffords)
  1. A town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1439). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Bedfordshire, England, Places in England, Towns in Bedfordshire, England, Towns in England
    Sense id: en-Shefford-en-name-ysW4nnrm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Shefford-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Great Shefford

Inflected forms

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