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Whichford

village · Warwickshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This village name means 'the ford where witchcraft was practiced' or 'the ford associated with witches'. It combines the Old English word for 'witch' with 'ford'.

Word origins

wicce
Old Englishwitch(from *wikkōn "sorceresses")
ford
Old Englishford(from *forda "river crossing")

Historical forms

Wiccheford · Wicheford