English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Kitford Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Folke

Historical Forms

  • Kytefordbrygge 1484 Digby
  • Kitfordebridge 1569–74 Map

Etymology

, 1791 Boswell , Kytefordbrygge 1484Digby , Kitfordebridge 1569–74Map , cf. Kytefordelane 1473Digby , Kitford 1842TA , ' ford frequented by kites ' , v. cȳta , ford , with brycg , lane .