Weeford

Weeford

Weeford is a village in Staffordshire in England.

Its name came from Old English "Wēohford" or "Wēoford" = "Temple Ford", where "wēoh" means "heathen temple".

External links

*http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Weeford/index.html


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