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Telford
Telford town (1991 pop. 28,645), Telford and Wrekin, W England. It was originally designated a new town in 1963 as Dawley but was enlarged and renamed in 1968. Telford was established to alleviate overpopulation in Birmingham and the Black Country . Industries include machinery, quarrying, brickmaking, iron founding, and brewing. Nearby are the Ironbridge Gorge Museums on the Industrial Revolution and The Wrekin, an isolated volcanic hill. |
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"Telford." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Telford." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Telford.html "Telford." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Telford.html |
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Telford
Telford, England/UK Dawley Designated a ‘new town’ in 1963, it was renamed in 1968 after Thomas Telford (1757–1834), a Scottish civil engineer who became surveyor of public works for Shropshire in 1786 and went on to achieve national fame for his engineering designs and construction.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Telford." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Telford." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Telford.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Telford." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Telford.html |
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Telford
Telford Tel. & Wrek., a modern name commemorating the engineer Thomas Telford (1757–1834), famous for his bridges, roads, and canals.
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A. D. MILLS. "Telford." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Telford." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Telford.html A. D. MILLS. "Telford." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Telford.html |
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Telford
Telford
•multi-layered
•beard, weird
•greybeard (US graybeard)
•bluebeard • Iliad • Olympiad • myriad
•period
•hamadryad, jeremiad, semi-retired, underwired, undesired, unexpired, uninspired
•coward, Howard, underpowered, unpowered
•froward
•leeward, steward
•gourd, Lourdes, self-assured, uncured, uninsured, unobscured, unsecured
•scabbard, tabard
•halberd • starboard
•unremembered • tribade • cupboard
•unencumbered, unnumbered
•good-natured, ill-natured
•Richard • pilchard • pochard • orchard
•unstructured • uncultured
•standard, sub-standard
•unconsidered • unhindered
•unordered • Stafford • Bradford
•Sandford, Sanford, Stanford
•Hartford, Hertford
•Bedford, Redford
•Telford • Wexford • Chelmsford
•Clifford • Pickford • Guildford
•Linford • Mitford • Hereford
•Longford • Oxford • Watford
•Crawford • Salford • Rutherford
•haggard, laggard
•niggard • unsugared • sluggard
•unmeasured • uninjured • tankard
•becard • bewhiskered • unconquered
•drunkard
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"Telford." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Telford." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Telford.html "Telford." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Telford.html |
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