Ashford

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæʃfəd/

Proper noun

Ashford

  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in England:
    1. A town in Kent (OS grid ref TR0142).
      A local government district in Kent, the Borough of Ashford, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.
    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.
    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.

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