Thetford

English

Etymology

Recorded as Theodford late 9th century, and Tedfort in 1086 (DB), from Old English þēod + ford, "people's or public ford".

Proper noun

Thetford

  1. A place in England:
    1. A civil parish (served by Little Thetford Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire. [1]
    2. A hamlet in Baston parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1114).
    3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL8783). [2]
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A township in Genesee County, Michigan.
    2. A town in Orange County, Vermont.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Cambridgeshire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Norfolk)
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