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.

Lord's Bridge & Seat

Other OS name in the Parish of Heversham

Historical Forms

  • le Lauerd 1332 SR

Etymology

, 1857OS , v. hlāford ' lord ' and cf. the local byname of Adam le Lauerd (1332SR ) ; Lord 's Seat ( v. sǽti ) occurs elsewhere in the NCy , usually as the name of a prominent seat - shaped rock ( cf. YW vi, 62 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site