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Bretforton
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English
Etymology
From en ang bred + ford + tūn.
Proper noun
en village/and/cpar in dist/Wychavon co/Worcestershire cc/England OS grid ref SP0943.
en 1980 AA Book of British Villages Drive Publishers Ltd 88 Hidden away in the Vale of Evesham lies the mellow village of Bretforton. Its documented history goes back more than 1,200 years to a Saxon deed of 714. The Saxons called it Brotfortun - the 'ford with planks' - possibly a reference to a footbridge alongside the ford.
References
Parish map