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Stonebridge olim Warkway Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Saffron Walden

Historical Forms

  • Warkway bridge al. Stonebridge 1605 WaldenA

Etymology

Stonebridge olim Warkway Bridge (6″) is Warkway bridge al. Stonebridge 1605WaldenA . v. (ge)weorc. There was also a Warkway Shott near here (v. sceat ). The 'work' or fort must have been the castle, and the roads leading to it from both north and south must have been called Warkway .