Montford

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4114). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A historic district and neighbourhood in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Recorded as Maneford in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English ġemǣne (“common, general, communal”) + ford (“ford”). The surname could also be a variant of Mundford.

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