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Bedford

/ˈbɛdfə(ɹ)d/ · name

Meaning

  1. A small city, the county seat of Taylor County, Iowa.
  2. A market town, the county town of Bedfordshire, England.
  3. A city, the county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana.
  4. Place names:
  5. A small city, the county seat of Trimble County, Kentucky.
  6. A local government district with borough status in Bedfordshire, England.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
  8. A suburb of Leigh, Wigan borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ6799).

Etymology / origin

From Middle English Bedforde, Bedeford, from Old English Bedaford, Bedanford, equivalent to Bede's + ford. The civil parish is named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710 - 1771). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

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