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Grindleford

village · Derbyshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Grindleford is a village named after a person called 'Grinda' and the Old English word 'ford', meaning a shallow place in a river allowing one to cross. It refers to a ford associated with Grinda.

Word origins

Grinda
Old Englisha personal name(from Grinda "personal name")
ford
Old Englishriver crossing(from ford "river crossing")

Historical forms

Grindelford