Wallingford

Thames-side English borough

Wallingford is a place name for several towns in England and the United States, most notably a market town in Oxfordshire and municipalities in Connecticut and Pennsylvania.

The name derives from Old English, referring to a ford associated with a person or people called Wealh.

We drove through Wallingford on our way to the coast.

historic

castle

Fortified medieval residence

Saxon · Civil War · fortification · ramparts · heritage · landmark · conservation · archaeology · manor · priory

places

Oxfordshire

Midlands county in England

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etymology

Anglo-Saxon

Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples

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community

neighborhood

Residential area nearby

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WallingfordNew York City

America's largest city

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WallingfordParis

France's chief city

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WallingfordManhattan

NYC's densest borough

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Family

wall, walls, walled, walling

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G