Fordingbridge
town · Hampshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Fordingbridge is named after a ford on the River Avon, likely associated with a person named 'Ford'. The 'bridge' element was added later, possibly in the medieval period, to distinguish it from other places with similar ford names.
Word origins
- Fording
- Old Englishford belonging to a person(from Ford "personal name")
- bridge
- Old Englishbridge(from brycg "bridge")
Historical forms
Fordingebrycge