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Sandford-on-Thames

village · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name means 'sandy ford on the Thames'. It combines the Old English 'sand' (sand) and 'ford' (river crossing) with the river name 'Thames'.

Word origins

Sand
Old Englishsand(from sand "sand")
ford
Old Englishriver crossing(from ford "ford")
Thames
Pre-Celticriver Thames(from Tamesis "river Thames")

Historical forms

Sandford · Sandford on Thames