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.

Mitford Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Burmington

Historical Forms

  • Meetford Bridge 1656 Dugdale
  • Midford 1760 Add

Etymology

is Meetford Bridge 1656 Dugdale, Midford 1760Add . The place is at the meeting - place of two streams , tributaries of the Stour , and the name may record the fact , the first element being (ge)myðe as in Mytonsupra 265 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement