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Thorfor Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Heversham

Historical Forms

  • Thorpey Bridge 1692 Kendiii,208
  • Thorpel bridge, Thorpel dike 1777 NB
  • Torver 1661,1705 PR

Etymology

, Thorpey Bridge 1692 Kend iii, 208, Thorpel bridge ,Thorpel dike 1777 NB 216, doubtless named from a local family of Torver (1661, 1705 PR 121, 165) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site