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.

Wakefield Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • ye brege 1554 WfdBurg
  • Wakefeld brydge 1558 TestLds
  • pontis de Wakefeild 1610 Surv

Etymology

, 1607Surv , 1705 Hrg , ye brege 1554 WfdBurg,Wakefeld brydge 1558 TestLds, pontis de Wakefeild 1610Surv , v. brycg .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site