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Survey of English Place-Names

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Blackmore Ford Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wootton Glanville

Historical Forms

  • Blakemoresforde c.1325 GlastE 1473 Digby
  • (village of) Blackmores Forde 1583 SPDom
  • Black(e)more Ford 1677 Digby
  • Blackmore's Ford [Bridge] 1791 Boswell

Etymology

Blackmore Ford Bridge (ST 675096), Blakemoresforde c.1325GlastE (in the bounds of Buckland Newton hundred), 1473Digby , (village of ) Blackmores Forde 1583SPDom , Black (e )more Ford 1677Digby , Blackmore 's Ford [Bridge]1791 Boswell, v. ford and prec.; the ford is across Caundle Brook.