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Survey of English Place-Names

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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 .