BRIDGFORD-WEST, (Nottinghamshire) so called from its bridge over the Trent, lies near Nottingham, and bel. formerly to the
Peverels, then to the Lutterels. From the latter it passed to the Hiltons, in the R. of Hen. V. and from them, in the R.
of Edw. VI. to the Thimelbies, who sold it to Sir Henry Pierpoint, father of the first E. of Kingston; and this now ducal
family are still Lds. of the manor.