English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Cambridgeshire

Volume edited by : P. H. Reaney 1943

Historical Forms

  • Grantabricscir(e) c.1050 ASC 1010–1 ASC c.1100
  • Grantabrycg(e)scir(e) 1010–1 ASC 12th
  • Grantabrigescira 1125–35 YCh 1334
  • Grauntebreggeschire c.1045 ASWills 14th
  • Grauntebrugge ssire c.1330 RG
  • Grantebrigge syra 1086 ICC
  • Grantebriggesire 1086 InqEl
  • Grentebscire 1086 DB
  • Grentebrugescira 1130 P 1186–94 ib
  • Grentebriggescira 1186–7 ib
  • Grenteberg' comitat' 1279 RH
  • Cantebrig(g)esira, Cantebrig(g)esire, Cantebrig(g)esyra, Cantebrig(g)escyra, Cantebrig(g)escira, Cantebrig(g)eschire c.1120 HarlCh 15th Trevisa
  • Chantebrugescire 1167 P
  • Cauntebrigeschira 1230 ib
  • Kantebrigesire 14th HH
  • Græntebr'scr' 1179 P
  • Cambrugge schire c.1400 RG
  • Cambrigges(c)hire 15th Trevisa 1464 Paston
  • Cawmbriggeshire t.Hy8 CAPrxxxiii
  • Cambridgeshire 1594 Camden

Etymology

Cf. Cambridge infra 36.