Sandford is an

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St Fort St Fort (, , or ) is a rural area, largely in Forgan parish, Fife. The current form of the name is late eighteenth century, the origin being a sandy ford on the Motray Water, in all likelihood the ford earlier known as ''Adnectan'' or Nechta ...

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, originally ''Sandforde'' or ''Sandford'', is a

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Notable Sandfords

Alexander Wallace Sandford Alexander Wallace Sandford (23 April 1849 – 31 December 1905), often written A. Wallace Sandford or Wallace Sandford, was an Australian produce merchant and politician. He was the senior partner in the successful A. W. Sandford & Co. produce bu ...

Australian businessman and politician * Ben Sandford (born 1979), skeleton racer from New Zealand * Chris Sandford (born 1939), English actor and writer on fly-fishing *

Christopher Sandford Christopher Sandford (1902–1983) of Eye Manor, Herefordshire, was a book designer, proprietor of the Golden Cockerel Press, a founding director of the Folio Society, and husband of the wood engraver and pioneer Corn dolly revivalist, Lettice San ...

(1902–1983), Anglo-Irish private press owner, father of ''Jeremy Sandford'' *

Christopher Sandford (biographer) Christopher Sandford (born 1 July 1956) is an English journalist and biographer. He primarily writes about film and music, as well as cricket, his sport of preference. Life and career Sandford was born in England, the son of Sefton Sandford, a s ...

(born 1956), English journalist and biographer * Daniel Fox Sandford (1831–1906), Bishop of Tasmania from 1883 until 1889 * Daniel Sandford (journalist), BBC Home Affairs Correspondent *

Daniel Sandford (bishop of Edinburgh) Daniel Sandford, M.A., D.D. (1766 – 14 January 1830) was an Irish-born Anglican clergyman who served in the Scottish Episcopal Church as the Bishop of Edinburgh from 1806 until 1830. Life Sandford was born in 1766 at Delville, near Dublin, ...

, (1766–1830), Bishop of Edinburgh *

Daniel Sandford (soldier) Brigadier Daniel Arthur Sandford, (18 June 1882 – 22 January 1972) was a senior officer in the British Army during the Second World War, who served an advisor to Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Early life Sandford was born in Barnstaple, ...

, (1882–1972), British army Brigadier, later, advisor to Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia *

Elliott Sandford Elliott Sandford (1840 – 1897)Clifford L. Ashton,Utah: The Territorial and District Courts, chapter 5 in James K. Logan, ''The Federal Courts of the Tenth Circuit: A History'' (1992), p. 156-57. was chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah ...

(1840–1897), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory *

Francis Sandford, 1st Baron Sandford Francis Richard John Sandford, 1st Baron Sandford, (14 May 1824 – 31 December 1893), known as Sir Francis Sandford between 1863 and 1891, was a British civil servant. He was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Committee of Council on Ed ...

(1824–1893), British civil servant and Baron Sandford * Frank Sandford (1862–1948), the founder of "The Kingdom", a christian cult * Frankie Sandford (born 1989), British singer: ''S Club 8'', ''The Saturdays'' * Gladys Sandford (1891–1971) first licensed woman pilot in New Zealand * James T. Sandford, American politician * Sir

James Wallace Sandford Sir James Wallace Sandford (20 March 1879 – 9 July 1958), usually referred to as J. Wallace Sandford and later as simply Wallace Sandford, was a businessman and politician in the State of South Australia. History Sandford was born in Footscr ...

(1879–1958), Australian businessman and politician, son of ''Alexander Wallace Sandford'' * Jeremy Sandford (1930–2003), English television writer, musician and visionary *

John de Sandford John de Sandford (died 2 October 1294) was Archbishop of Dublin. He was brother of Fulk Basset, archbishop of Dublin, and hence nephew of Sir Philip Basset (d. 1271), the justiciar, and of Fulk Basset, Bishop of London from 1241 until his death i ...

(died 1294), archbishop of Dublin *

John Sandford (novelist) John Sandford, born John Roswell Camp (born February 23, 1944), is an American ''New York Times'' best-selling author, novelist, a former journalist and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Early life Camp was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son ...

(born 1944), American journalist and novelist *

Kenneth Sandford Kenneth Sandford (28 June 1924 – 19 September 2004) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in baritone roles of the Savoy Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. After service the Royal Air Force during World War II, Sandf ...

(1924–2004), English singer and actor * Lettice Sandford (1902–1993), draftsman, wood-engraver, and watercolourist, mother of ''Jeremy Sandford'' *

Richard Sandford Richard Douglas Sandford, Victoria Cross, VC (11 May 1891 – 23 November 1918) was a Royal Navy officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwea ...

(died 1918), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Robert Sandford (explorer), English explorer of Carolina coast * Roc Sandford (born 1957), English owner of

Gometra Gometra ( gd, Gòmastra) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, lying west of Mull. It lies immediately west of Ulva, to which it is linked by a bridge, and at low tide also by a beach. It is approximately in size. The name is also appl ...

island, son of ''Jeremy Sandford'' *

Teddy Sandford Edward Albert Sandford (22 October 1910 – 13 May 1995) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. During his professional career from 1930 to 1943 he represented West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Morris Commercial and th ...

(1910–1995), English footballer *

Thomas Sandford Thomas Sandford (1762 – December 10, 1808) was an American soldier and politician. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1762, son of Youell Sanford (d. January 24, 1794 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland County) and Elizabeth Pope (b. 1 ...

(1762–1808), American soldier and politician *

Tiny Sandford Stanley J. "Tiny" Sandford (February 26, 1894October 29, 1961) was an American actor who is best remembered for his roles in Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films. His tall, burly physique usually led him to be cast as a comic heavy, and o ...

(1894–1961), burly actor who starred in Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films

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