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.

Wanford Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rudgwick

Historical Forms

  • Wanford Bridge 1614 SRS43,61

Etymology

Wanford Bridge (6″) Wanford Bridge (1614 SRS 43, 61).Possibly a compound of OE  (g )n , 'waggon' and ford, as suggested by Dr Schram. Cf. Wayneford (1270 Ch).