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.

Salop Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoke Prior

Etymology

This name is found in the 1649 Survey and is interesting as preserving the old pronunciation of the name of the river Salwarpe supra 306.