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Sleapford

hamlet · Telford and Wrekin

Old EnglishAI-generated

Sleapford combines the Old English 'slēawe' (sloe) with 'ford' (river crossing). It indicates a ford associated with sloe bushes.

Word origins

Sleap
Old Englishsloe(from slēawe "sloe")
ford
Old Englishford(from ford "ford")