Ashford

English

/ˈæʃfəd/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (town in Kent).
  • (town in Spelthorne), (previously in Middlesex).
  • (village in North Devon) OS grid ref SS5335.
  • (village in South Hams) OS grid ref SX6848.
  • (village in Derbyshire), Ashford-in-the-Water.

Etymology

Affix from Old English æscet (a clump of ash trees) + Old English ford, æsc (ash tree, an ash tree, ash) + Old English ford affix from English ash + English ford.

Origin

English

ford

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