Shefford
town · Central Bedfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Shefford likely means 'the ford where sheep are driven'. It combines 'scip', meaning sheep, with 'ford', a river crossing.
Word origins
- Shefford
- Old EnglishAttestedsheep ford(from scip "sheep", ford "river crossing")
Historical forms
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