English Explanatory Dictionary

Ashford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in England:
  3. A town in Kent (OS grid ref TR0142).
  4. A town in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0671).
  5. A village in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5335).
  6. A village in South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX6848).
  7. A village in Derbyshire: see Ashford-in-the-Water.
  8. A village in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref T2797).
  9. A number of places in the United States:
  10. A town in Houston County, Alabama.
  11. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
  12. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.

Pronunciation

/ˈæʃfəd/

Word forms

Ashford

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Satsuma Texas

Derived words

Ashford Bowdler Ashford Carbonel Ashford Carbonell Ashford Hill Ashford-in-the-Water
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