Bridgemere Lane in Cracroft and nothing on library website. This was a bit of a surprise as the houses here were built in the 1970s. I couldn’t out why this name for the street as I couldn’t find a connection to the Cracroft – Wilson family. There is a Bridgemere in the UK but none of the Cracroft – Wilson lived anywhere near this village. All the other street names in the area have a connection to the Cracroft- Wilson family.
A possible reason for the name is that there probably was a bridge over a ditch or a pool here as mere means lake or pool.
I didn’t actually walk this street as there wasn’t a footpath and was a private lane. I am surprised that I hadn’t already written about this lane as I had already walked Holmcroft Court a couple of years ago when The Old Stone House had an open day.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 