Whitford Bridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoke Prior
Historical Forms
- Whyteford 1408 EcclVar
Etymology
The identification is probable, though not certain. The ford was so called in contrast to a Blakeford which appears in the metes of Stoke Prior (Pat 1300), and this is probably the same as the pers. name Blackforde found in Tardebigge in 1327 (SR).