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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lincolnshire => Topic started by: tibby on Monday 03 September 07 17:28 BST (UK)

Title: Clifton Bridge
Post by: tibby on Monday 03 September 07 17:28 BST (UK)

Anyone know the history of Clifton Bridge,  near Sutton St James in Lincolnshire. When was it built and why was it so named.

Tibby

Title: Re: Clifton Bridge
Post by: baron59 on Monday 10 September 07 13:06 BST (UK)

checked Clifton's Bridge today,Cast in the concrete is the legend-CLIFTON'S BRIDGE erected by Holland County Council 1930, don't know origin of name yet

Title: Re: Clifton Bridge
Post by: GeoffE on Monday 10 September 07 13:37 BST (UK)

Clifton's Bridge is marked on the 1890 map of the area www.old-maps,co.uk

There were 21 CLIFTONs at Sutton St James in the 1881 census