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Bridge Trafford is a hamlet and civil parish situated near to Chester, in Chester District, Cheshire, England. The hamlet lies some 2 miles (3 km) to the north of the centre of the village of Mickle Trafford on the A56 road (grid reference SJ450713). In 2004 its population was 40.[1]
It is believed that the Roman road from Chester to Wilderspool (now part of Warrington) passed through the parish. In 1991 a Roman bronze brooch was found in the parish.[2]
Immediately to the south of the hamlet the River Gowy is crossed by Trafford Bridge. A stone bridge was first built here in 1410 and there was probably a wooden bridge before that. After the Civil War the bridge needed repairs and these were carried out in 1648.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Latham, p.9.
- ^ Latham, pp.12–14.
- ^ Latham, p.25.
[edit] Bibliography
- Latham, Frank A. (ed.) (2005). Mickle Trafford. The Local History Group. ISBN 0 9551470 1 8.
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