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Bamber Bridge
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<p>Bamber Bridge is a large village in <a href="/facts/Lancashire/XmzHoIsl">Lancashire</a>, England, 3 miles (5 km) south-east of <a href="/facts/Preston%2c_Lancashire/vcppAdEw">Preston</a>, in the borough of <a href="/facts/South_Ribble/44EE5o6X">South Ribble</a>. The name derives from the <a href="/facts/Old_English/9rsmQG2a">Old English</a> "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". People who live in Bamber Bridge are often known locally as Briggers. </p>