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.

Smallways Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirby Ravensworth

Historical Forms

  • Smalwathes 1336 YD

Etymology

'The narrow fords' v. smæl , vað . Cf. Wass 195supra .