What is "bamford"

Bamford (also known as Bamford with Thornhill) is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, close to the River Derwent. To the north-east is Bamford Edge, and to the south-east the location of the water treatment works covering the Ladybower, Derwent and Howden Reservoirs. Though locally Bamford is described as being in the Hope Valley, it is technically in the Upper Derwent Valley. According to the 2011 census it had a population (including Yorkshire Bridge) of 1,241.

Bamford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Brian Bamford (born 1935), English golfer
• Edward Bamford, British Captain in World War I who received the Victoria Cross
• Frank Ellis Bamford (1865-1932), United States Army general
• Gord Bamford, country music singer
• Harry Bamford (1920–1958), English footballer who played for Bristol Rovers
• Harry Bamford (footballer), English footballer who played for Southampton from 1909 to 1911
• James Bamford, American bestselling author and journalist who writes about United States intelligence agencies
• John Bamford, recipient of the George Cross
• Joseph Cyril Bamford who founded the JCB firm
• Maria Bamford, stand-up comedian
• Mark Bamford, writer and director
• Patrick Bamford (born 1993), English footballer
• Samuel Bamford, nineteenth-century political leader and writer
• Tommy Bamford (1905–1967), Welsh international footballer