# Belford

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #76,573

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1033).
2. A commuter town in the Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A census-designated place in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English belle (“bell; bell-shaped hill”) + ford (“ford”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/belford