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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ratcliffe Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Atherstone

Historical Forms

  • Ratley bridge c.1700 ib

Etymology

is Ratley bridge c. 1700 ib. , leading to Ratcliffe (Lei) . For similar loss of final f in radcliff , ratcliff names cf. Rutleigh (D) , Rackley ( So ) , with forms as quoted in PN D 155 .

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