Hartford Bridge

Hartford Bridge, Hartley Wintney
bridge
parish:
county:
coords:
Hartley Wintney
Hampshire
SU774578
refce: JandMN
commentary: Three span, red brick segmental arches on brick piers, built 1767 and extensively rebuilt 1909. Quarter Session records for the County of Southampton record that John Clark, bricklayer, reconstructed part of the bridge in 1809.
old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants XII.9
Hartford Bridge
otherwise: Hertford; Hertfordbrigge, 1327
refce: Coates 1989
HARTFORD BRIDGE, hamlet in Elvetham
Middle English 'bridge at Hertford' meaning 'hart (mature male red deer) ford'. The bridge presumably superseded the ford. The name of the river HART is a modern back formation from either this name or HARTLEY WINTNEY nearby.
old map
 Hertford Br.
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- bridge - Odiham Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
refce: Harrison 1788
(HAR1SU85.jpg)
old map
 Hartfordbridg
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- bridge - Hampshire
refce: Ogilby 1675 (pl.25)
(OG25SU75.jpg)
old map
 Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- bridge - Southamtoniae
refce: Saxton 1575
(SAX1SU85.jpg)
table of distances
 Hertfordbryge

Period - 16th century
refce: Myddylton 1544
table of distances
the waye fro~ Saint Buryen in Cornewell to London.
...
from Basingstoke to Hertfordbryge viii. myle.
from Hertfordbryge to Bagshot viii. myle.
Associated with
place - Hart, River- river
Associated with
person bricklayer: Clark, John
date 1809
   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001