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Offord Cluny

village · Cambridgeshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Offord Cluny is an Old English place name meaning 'Offa's ford'. The 'Cluny' suffix refers to the Cluniac monks who held the manor in the medieval period.

Word origins

Offord
Old EnglishOffa's ford(from Offa "Personal name", ford "River crossing")
Cluny
Norman FrenchRelating to the Cluniac order

Historical forms

Ophford · Offeord