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.

the Fold Bridge

Field in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • the Fold Bridge 1736 Terrier
  • fold brigge buttes 1625 Terrier

Etymology

the Fold Bridge 1736, fold brigge buttes 1625 (v. butte) (v. fald, brycg)