Thetford
English
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Etymology
[edit]Recorded as Theodford late 9th century, and Tedfort in 1086 (DB), from Old English þēod + ford, "people's or public ford".
Proper noun
[edit]Thetford
- A place in England:
- A civil parish (served by Little Thetford Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire. [1]
- A hamlet in Baston parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1114).
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL8783). [2]
- A place in the United States:
- A township in Genesee County, Michigan.
- A town in Orange County, Vermont.
Derived terms
[edit]- Little Thetford
- Thet (back-formation for the river)
References
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Places in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Cambridgeshire, England
- en:Villages in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Towns in Norfolk, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Places in Norfolk, England
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Townships
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Towns in Vermont, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Vermont, USA