English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Bradford Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Weston upon Trent

Historical Forms

  • bridge of Bradford 1229 Ch
  • ponte(m) de Bradeford 1330 QW 1330 Ass

Etymology

( lost ) , bridge of Bradford 1229 Ch, ponte (m ) de Bradeford 1330 QW, 1330Ass , cf. Bradeford Hul late 13th Werb , ' broad ford ' , v. brād , ford . There is still Bradford Brook , a stream , unnamed on the O.S . maps , which joins the R . Trent near the Railway Bridge and a field near the river is called Bradford Close(FW) .