Bourton Bridge
Other OS name in the Parish of Bourton on the Water
Historical Forms
- on Buruhford 716–43 BCS165 11th
- Burghtons Bridge, Fossebridge c.1603 TRMB
Etymology
, formerly on Buruhford 716–43 (11th) BCS 165 , ' ford near the fortification ' , v. burh ( cf. Bourton supra ) , ford , and later Burghtons Bridge , Fossebridge c. 1603TRMB 39 , a bridge carrying the Fosse Way over the Windrush .