Guildford

English Borough of + Etymology The root of the first part may be en gold rather than en guild: the only known 10th-century (Saxon) record uses Guldeford and in the 11th century Geldeford, both equivalent to gold ford. Local historians suggest that this might refer to golden-coloured flowers or sand. Pronunciation en /ˈɡɪlfəd/ en En-uk-Guildford.ogg UK en ɪlfə(ɹ)d 2 Proper noun en large town/county town co/Surrey cc/England. en local government district with borough status in co/Surrey cc/England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town. en suburb city/Sydney s/New South Wales c/Australia. en former railway station s/Tasmania c/Australia. en locality carea/Waratah-Wynyard north western s/Tasmania c/Australia. en town shire:Pref/Mount Alexander and the shire:Pref/Hepburn central s/Victoria c/Australia en suburb city/Perth in the city:Pref/Swan s/Western Australia. en neighbourhood city/Surrey p/British Columbia c/Canada. en. Derived terms en Guildford Four Guildford West Old Guildford Guildfordian See also en Gilford en Gildford en Guilford