Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Stamford Bridge within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Stamford Bridge, small market town with ry. sta., Catton par., East-Riding Yorkshire, on river Derwent, 9¼ miles NE. of York; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Friday. Stamford Bridge was the scene of a sanguinary conflict between the Saxons under Harold and the Norwegians under Harold Haarfager, in which the Norwegians were defeated and their king slain.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Stamford Bridge, East, and Stamford Bridge with Scoreby, 2 townships, Catton par., East-Riding Yorkshire (containing the town of Stamford Bridge) - East Stamford Bridge, 1122 ac., pop. 399; Stamford Bridge with Scoreby, 1945 ac., pop. 150.