Stamford Bridge

proper noun

The home stadium of Chelsea Football Club.

OriginMiddle English Samfordbregge →
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Meanings

Stamford Bridge1

proper noun
  1. ball gamesThe home stadium of Chelsea Football Club.
  2. metonymicallyball gamesChelsea Football Club itself.

Stamford Bridge2

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7155).

Origin

Stamford Bridge · proper noun

  1. Middle EnglishSamfordbregge
  2. EnglishStamford Bridge

From Middle English Samfordbregge, from sond (“sand”) + ford (“ford”) + brigge (“bridge”), literally “Sand Ford Bridge”.

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Stamford Bridge · proper noun

  1. Old EnglishStānfordbryċġ
  2. EnglishStamford Bridge

From Old English Stānfordbryċġ, from stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”) + bryċġ (“bridge”), literally “Stone Ford Bridge”.

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APA

Stamford Bridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stamford%20Bridge

MLA

“Stamford Bridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stamford%20Bridge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stamford Bridge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stamford%20Bridge.

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