Bamber Bridge

Bamber Bridge
Bamber Bridge Library
Bamber Bridge is located in the Borough of South Ribble
Bamber Bridge
Bamber Bridge
Shown within South Ribble
Bamber Bridge is located in Lancashire
Bamber Bridge
Bamber Bridge
Location within Lancashire
Population12,126 [1]
OS grid referenceSD564265
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPRESTON
Postcode districtPR5
Dialling code01772
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Lancashire
53°43′41″N 02°39′38″W / 53.72806°N 2.66056°W / 53.72806; -2.66056

Bamber Bridge is a large village[2] in Lancashire, England, 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Preston, in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge".[3] People who live in Bamber Bridge like to be known as Briggers.

  1. ^ "2001 census returns for the three Bamber Bridge Wards". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office For National Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Bamber Bridge, South Ribble - area information, map, walks and more". Getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Bamber Bridge" A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.