Bamford

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A place in England:; A village and civil parish in High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2083). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A place in England:; A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8613). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

From Old English bēam (“tree, beam”) + ford (“ford”).

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