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.

Passingford Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stapleford Tawney

Historical Forms

  • Passeford 1235 Ass
  • pont. de Passieford 1297 For
  • Passingeford t.Hy3 Waltham
  • Passingefordbridge 1542 Wright
  • pont. de Pissingford 1297 For
  • Bridge 1768 M
  • Pissingforth bridge 1542 Rental

Etymology

The forms are inconsistent with one another and the first element must remain an unsolved problem.

Places in the same Parish