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Shire Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Balderton

Historical Forms

  • Oldehebrigge, Oldehebrugge 1316,1329 Pat
  • Shire Bridge 1775 C

Etymology

is perhaps identical with Oldehebrigge , Oldehebrugge 1316, 1329 Pat. It is Shire Bridge 1775 C . On the county boundary .