Bredcroft
Early-attested site in the Parish of Tinwell
Historical Forms
- Bradecroft 1180–1200 BM 1209 Pap 1224 FF 1263 Ass 1403 Pat
- Bradecroft iuxta Staunford 1332 Extent
- Bradcroft 1521 Ct 1547 Pat
- Bredcroft 1491 Ipm 1494 Pat
- Bredcroft iuxta Staunford 1491 Ipm
- Breede Croft c1545 Leland
- Bread Croft 1844 TA
Etymology
'The spacious enclosed field', v. brād , croft . The village lay at the boundary with Stamford L.