Telford (disambiguation)
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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 1086 Domesday Book, the usual spelling being "Tejleford" of "Tevellsford" in Somerset, Warwickshire and Berkshire.[1]
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:
[edit] People
- 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 II
[edit] Places
- Telford, England, a new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England
- Telford and Wrekin, a unitary district with borough status in the West 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 the United States
- Telford, Victoria
[edit] Sports Teams
- 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, England
[edit] Other
- Telford FM, a contemporary radio staion broadcast out of Telford, England
[edit] References
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