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.

Heckfordbridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stanway

Historical Forms

  • Hek(ke)ford 1327 SR
  • Ecford bridge, bridge of Ekford 1357 ColchA

Etymology

Heckfordbridge is Hek (ke )ford 1327SR (p), Ecford bridge , bridge of Ekford 1357ColchA . The forms of this name are too late for any suggestion to be made with regard to its origin.