# Bayford

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3108).
2. A large hamlet near Wincanton in Stoke Trister parish, South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7229).
3. An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From the Old English personal name Bōia + ford (“ford”).
In Hertfordshire, recorded as Begesford 1086 (Domesday Book), and Begeford in 1090; the ford of a man called Bǣga.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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