Longford

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old English lang (“long”), definite form langa + ford.

Proper noun

Longford

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2137).
    2. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, next to Gloucester, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8320).
    3. A small village in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, formerly in Middlesex, on the north side of Heathrow Airport (OS grid ref TQ0576).
    4. The Longford River, a man-made river in Greater London, flowing from the Colne at Longford to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace.
    5. A northern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3583).

Etymology 2

From Irish an Longfort (literally “the camp, the stronghold”), anglicized to be identical to Etymology 1.

Proper noun

Longford

  1. A county of Ireland.
  2. A town, the county town of County Longford, Ireland.
  3. An earldom in the Peerage of Ireland.
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