Bumford's Bridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ulting
Historical Forms
- molend' de Bongefford 1285 Ass
Etymology
Bumford's Bridge (6″) is molend ' de Bongefford 1285Ass , Bonford mede 1502, Bunfordbrigge 1515, Bumford Bridge 1589Mowden . The forms are too late for any satisfactory suggestion.As the soil is mainly gravel and the neighbourhood was probably never marshy, any connection with OE bune , 'reed,' is unlikely.