What is "beckford"

Beckford refers to:

• Beckford, Worcestershire, a village in England
• Beckford (Princess Anne, Maryland), listed on the NRHP in Maryland
• Beckford (surname), people with the surname Beckford

Beckford is an English surname derived from Beckford, Worcestershire, or from a similar toponym. Notable people of this name include the following:

• Allison Beckford (born 1979), Jamaican sprinter
• Chris Beckford-Tseu (born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Darren Beckford (born 1967), English professional football player
• Ethan Beckford (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
• James Beckford (born 1975), Jamaican long jump athlete in the 1996 Olympics
• Jason Beckford (born 1970), English professional football player
• Jermaine Beckford (born 1983), English professional football player
• Peter Beckford, Jamaican planter and slave owner
• Peter Beckford, English fox hunter, author and Member of Parliament
• Reginald Beckford ( fl. 20th century), Panamanian sprinter and businessman
• Robert Beckford (contemporary), British academic, theologian, and filmmaker
• Roxanne Beckford (born 1969), Jamaican actress
• Tyson Beckford (born 1970), American supermodel and actor
• William Beckford (1709–1770), English politician and slave-owner; Lord Mayor of London
• William Beckford of Somerley, Jamaican slave owner and writer
• William Thomas Beckford (1760–1844), English novelist, art critic, travel writer, slave owner and politician

Beckford is a historic home located at Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is a late Georgian Flemish bond brick dwelling, five bays wide by three bays deep, two stories with a hipped roof and two large interior chimney stacks. It is situated on the crest of the slope rising from the eastern bank of the Manokin River.

Beckford was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.