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Guildford , town (1991 pop. 61,509) and district, Surrey, SE England, on the Wey River. The county seat of Surrey, Guildford is a market and residential commuter town of London. Manufactures include knitwear, plastics, and engineered goods. Sheep and cattle fairs are held in the town. The Univ. of Surrey is in Guildford, which is also where Lewis Carroll is buried.

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Guildford, UK, USA 1. UK (England): previously Gyldeforda, Gyldeford, and Geldeford. The name probably means ‘Ford by the Golden (sandy) Hill’ from a possible Old English word gylde and ford. However, the ‘golden’ might refer to the golden‐coloured sand on the bed of the ford.2. USA (Connecticut): previously Menunketuk when settled by Puritans in 1639, it was renamed four years later after the town in England.3. USA (North Carolina): named after Francis North (1637–85), 1st Earl of Guildford and lord chancellor (1682–5).

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Guildford Surrey. Gyldeforda c.880, Gildeford 1086 (DB). Probably ‘ford by the gold-coloured (i.e. sandy) hill’, from OE *gylde + ford, see Hog's Back.

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