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.

Aldford Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aldford

Historical Forms

  • Aldford Bridge 1539 Sheaf
  • pons de Audeford 1250 JRC
  • pons de Aldeford 1304 ib
  • Audford Bridge 1620 Sheaf

Etymology

Aldford Bridge (109–422594), Aldford Bridge 1539 Sheaf, pons de Audeford 1250JRC , pons de Aldeford 1304ib , Audford Bridge 1620 Sheaf, v. brycg , cf. Aldford supra .