Longford

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɔŋfɚd/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒŋfəd/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋfɚd/ === Etymology 1 === From Old English lang (“long”), definite form langa + ford. ==== Proper noun ==== Longford A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2137). A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, next to Gloucester, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8320). A small village in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, formerly in Middlesex, on the north side of Heathrow Airport (OS grid ref TQ0576). The Longford River, a man-made river in Greater London, flowing from the Colne at Longford to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace. A northern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3583). A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia. A town in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia. === Etymology 2 === From Irish an Longfort (literally “the camp, the stronghold”), anglicized to be identical to Etymology 1. ==== Proper noun ==== Longford A county of Ireland. A town, the county town of County Longford, Ireland. An earldom in the Peerage of Ireland. ===== Translations =====