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.

Shaking Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Boltons

Historical Forms

  • Shaking Bridge 1578 Cocker
  • Shakingbrig 1687 CW(OS)xv

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Shaking Bridge 1578Cocker , Shakingbrig 1687CW (OS) xv .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement