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.

Pearetree Bridge

Field in the Parish of Theddingworth

Historical Forms

  • Pearetree Bridge 1696 Map
  • Peartree Haile 1696 Map
  • Backside Pearetree 1696 Map

Etymology

Pearetree Bridge 1696 (by 1835, only a ford was available at this spot), Peartree Haile 1696 (v. halh), Backside Pearetree 1696 (v. bak - side) (v. The Pear Tree supra)