Thetford

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Thetford

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

proper noun

A civil parish (served by Little Thetford Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire.
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).
A township in Genesee County, Michigan.
A town in Orange County, Vermont.

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@misc{thetford_2026,
  title = {Thetford},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thetford},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}