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.

Oldchurch Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Romford Urban

Historical Forms

  • Ruin Meadow 1696 Terry

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) . Cf. Oldechirchehawe 1451 AD iii , v. haga . The bridge is near the site of the old church which gave name to Ruin Meadow in1696 (Terry 44) , and survives as Further Ruins and Middle Ruins ( field ) .

Places in the same Parish