- Telford (disambiguation)
Telford is an
Old English place-name which derives from the elements "taelf", meaning "a plateau" and "forda", meaning "a shallow river crossing". There are several places named in the 1086Domesday Book , the usual spelling being "Tejleford" of "Tevellsford" inSomerset ,Warwickshire andBerkshire . [ [http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Telford SurnameDB: Telford surname meaning ] ]It is held by some that Telford derives from the medieval French nickname for a soldier "Taille-Fer" (one who cuts with iron, see
Telfer ). It may refer to:People
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Alan Telford , son of Peter Diamond's cousin.
*Anthony Telford , a Major League baseball player
*Carly Telford , English footballer
*Robert Telford , a police officer, farmer, businessman and politician from Alberta, Canada
*Thomas Telford , Scottish stonemason, architect and civil engineer and a noted road, bridge and canal builder. The town of Telford in Shropshire is named after him
*Nicholas Telford , a U.S. Chemical Engineer based at North Carolina University.
*Zoe Telford , a British actress
*Telford Taylor , a U.S. lawyer best known for his role in the Counsel for the Prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials after World War IIPlaces
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Telford , a new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin,Shropshire ,England
*Telford and Wrekin , a unitary district with borough status in theWest Midlands region of England
*Telford Town Centre , the commercial centre of the town of Telford, England
*Telford Garden , a private housing estate located beside Kowloon Bay Station of MTR, Ngau Tau Kok,Hong Kong
*Telford, Pennsylvania in theUnited States
*Telford, Tennessee near Johnson City in theUnited States
*Telford, Victoria ports Teams
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Telford United F.C. , a defunct English football team based in Telford, Shropshire (1872-2004)
*A.F.C. Telford United , an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire Formed in 2004 playing in the Conference North
*Telford Tigers , an ice hockey team based in Telford, England
*Telford Raiders RLFC, a rugby league club based in the town of Telford in Shropshire, EnglandOther
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Telford FM , a contemporary radio station broadcast out of Telford, EnglandReferences
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