Ford, Ford Bridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bidston
Historical Forms
- le Forde 1353 Eyre 1357,1385 ChFor 1407 ChRR
- the Forde 1430 Orm2
- le Forth 1522 Sheaf
- the Foordbridge 1621 ib
- the Ford 1633 ib
- the Foord 1647 ib
- Forde 1667 ib
- Ford 1724 NotCestr
Etymology
Ford, Ford Bridge (100–279883), le Forde 1353Eyre , 1357, 1385ChFor , 1407 ChRR, the Forde 1430 Orm2, le Forth 1522 Sheaf, the Foordbridge 1621 ib, the Ford 1633 ib, the Foord 1647 ib, Forde 1667 ib, Ford 1724 NotCestret freq , cf. Ford Field 1665Map (W.F.I.), 1838TA , Ford Hill Common 1838TA , and also Ford Bridge & Ford Rd 306supra , v. ford , brycg , hyll , commun . This ford carried the old main road from West Kirby to Birkenhead over The Fender. Ford Hill was the southern end of Bidston Hill infra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bidston
- Bidston Moss
- Wooton
- Birkenhead Pool
- Birkenhead Priory
- Claughton
- Bridge End
- Flaybrick Hill, Upper Flaybrick Rd
- Gill Brook Basin
- Sharps House Fm
- Slatey Rd
- The Taskar
- Toad Hole
- Lingham
- Moreton
- Grange
Other OS name
- Bidston Hall
- Bidston Hill
- Bidston Lighthouse
- Fender Bridge, Fender Lane, Fender Lane Fm
- Flaybrick Cottage
- Leasowe Rd, Leasowe Side
- Leyhall
- The Park(lost)
- Upton Rd
- Wallasey Bridge Rd
- Wallasey Pool
- Wallasey Pool Bridge
- Warringtons Bridge(lost)
- Birkenhead Ferry(lost)
- Birkenhead Hall(lost)
- Ivy Rock(lost)
- Monk's Ferry(lost)
- Wallasey Pool
- Wirral Ho(lost)
- Woodside Ferry
- Boundary Rd
- Lingdale Hill
- North Birkenhead(lost)
- Oakfield(lost)
- Oxton Rd
- Bankfield
- Bridge Ho
- Chapel Hill
- Danger Lane
- Fenderlane Fm
- Gorse Lane
- Leasowebank, Leasowe Rd
- Moreton Bridge
- New Fm
- Pasture Fm & Pasture Rd
- Reeds Bridge, Reeds Fm & Reeds Lane
- Sandbrook Lane
- Seabank
- Bridge Cottage
- Carr Fm & Carr Ho, Carr Lane, Carr Lane Fm, Carr Houses
- Fornall Bridge
- Garden Hey Terrace
- Heron Rd
- The Heyes
- Mill Ho
- Puddle Hall(lost)
- Saughall Massie Bridge
- Three Lanes End