Shiffords Bridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Market Drayton
Historical Forms
- Shipford 1166 SHC
- Schipford' c.1235 SAC
- Schifford' 1314 SBL9894
Etymology
Shiffords Bridge: Shipford 1166 SHC, Schipford 'c.1235 SAC, Schifford '1314SBL 9894 . 'Sheep ford': other instances occur in O (Shifford), Bd and Berks (Shefford). The ford is on the county boundary at approx. SJ 691349, where the road to Newcastle crosses the R. Tern.Shifford's Grange Fm in St is named from it.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Berrisford Bridge
- Betton Road Bridge
- The Burgage
- Drayton Bridge
- Greenfields
- Greenlands
- The Grove
- Hinsley Mill
- Holly Grove
- Holly Ho
- Kilnbank Nursery
- The Lawn
- Little Drayton Common
- Lord's Bridge
- Maers Ground
- Market Drayton Wharf
- Marley Mount
- The Mount
- Newcastle Road Bridge
- Newtown
- Policeman's Wd
- Raven Hotel
- Red Bank Ho
- Rosemount
- Rush Lane Crossing, Silverdale Junction
- Springfields
- Springhill
- Sych Fm
- Talbot Hotel
- The Towers
- Victoria Bridge and Victoria Wharf
- Victoria Mill
- Walkmill Bridge, Walkmill Rd
- Westholme
- Whitepit Lane
- The Woodlands