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Survey of English Place-Names

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Crossford Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Ashton on Mersey & Bowdon

Historical Forms

  • Crosford 1295 Cl
  • Crosford Bridg(e) on Mersey c.1536 Leland

Etymology

, 1656 Orm2 , Crosford 1295 Cl (p), Crosford Bridg (e ) on Mersey c.1536 Leland , ' ford marked by a cross ' , v. cros , ford , cf. foll.