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Survey of English Place-Names

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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 .