Bedford

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɛdfə(ɹ)d/ Hyphenation: Bed‧ford === Proper noun === Bedford Place names: A market town, the county town of Bedfordshire, England. A local government district with borough status in Bedfordshire, England. A suburb of Leigh, Wigan borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ6799). A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana. A small city, the county seat of Taylor County, Iowa. A small city, the county seat of Trimble County, Kentucky. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Missouri. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. A town in Westchester County, New York. A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. A borough, the county seat of Bedford County, Pennsylvania. An unincorporated community in Bedford County, Tennessee. A city in Tarrant County, Texas. A town, the county seat of Bedford County, Virginia. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Bedford Township. A district of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765] A city and township in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. A suburb of Perth in the City of Bayswater, Western Australia, named after Frederick Bedford. (countable) A truck, van, and bus and coach chassis formerly manufactured by the Bedford company, a subsidiary company of Vauxhall Motors. An English dukedom. A surname. ==== Derived terms ==== Bedford County Bedford cord Bedfordshire == Middle English == === Proper noun === Bedford alternative form of Bedeford