telford

[tel-ferd]

adjective

1. noting a form of road pavement composed of compacted and rolled stones of various sizes.

Telford

¹

/ ˈtɛlfəd /

noun

1. a town in W central England, in Telford and Wrekin unitary authority, Shropshire: designated a new town in 1963. Pop: 138 241 (2001)

Telford

²

/ ˈtɛlfəd /

noun

1. Thomas. 1757–1834, Scottish civil engineer, known esp for his roads and such bridges as the Menai suspension bridge (1825)

Word History and Origins

Origin of telford¹

1895–1900; after Thomas Telford (1757–1834), Scottish engineer

Example Sentences

George Sutherland, from Telford, Shropshire, has worked for Telford Crisis Support for the last 10 years and said: "Demand has gone through the roof."

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Mr Sutherland, who was also nominated by Telford Crisis Support, said he was invited to sit on the front row at the conference in Liverpool and he got to listen to some of the speeches.

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In his speech, Starmer mentioned Mr Sutherland alongside several other volunteers and described him as a person who "delivers food parcels in Telford with a smile".

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Reflecting on the last year at Telford Crisis Support, Mr Sutherland said: "It's getting harder as the cost of food is going up people are finding they've got less and less surplus money to spend and to give food to other people."

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He also mentioned Kaitlyn, a 15-year-old sitting in the audience, who set up her own girls football team at school in Barnet, and George, who delivers food parcels in Telford.

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