Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• pons de Wevere 1308 Misc

• pons de Wewir 1321 Chol

• Frodsham Brugge 1447 CoLegh

• Frodsham brygg(e) 1527 Orm2

• Frodsham Bridge 1618 Sheaf

• del Brugge 1305 Plea

• del Bruge 1325 ChRR

• del Bridgg 1341 Orm2

• le Bruggehousis 1288 Court

• le Bruggehouses 1358 ChRR 1402 ib

• le Bruggehowse 1377–1399 Orm2

• Bruggehous 1446 ChRR

• Brugehouse 1351 Chamb

• le Brugehoux 1351 MinAcct 1357 ChFor

• le Brugehous 1357 ib

• Brygehous 1428 AddCh

• Bruggehous, Briggehous, Briggehous Mershe 1444 ChRR, Chol

• the Briggehous 1496 Orm2

• Bridge End House 1708 Chol

Etymology

Frodsham Bridge (109–530785), pons de Wevere 1308 Misc, pons de Wewir 1321Chol , Frodsham Brugge 1447CoLegh et freq with variant spellings as for Frodsham supra , and Frodsham brygg (e )1527 Orm2, Frodsham Bridge 1618 Sheaf, the origin of the Frodsham surname de Ponte 1240 P et freq , del Brugge 1305 Plea, del Bruge 1325 ChRR, del Bridgg 1341 Orm2, and giving name to le Bruggehousis 1288 Court, le Bruggehouses 1358 ChRR (p), 1402 ib, le Bruggehowse 1377–1399 Orm2, Bruggehous 1446 ChRR, Brugehouse 1351 Chamb, le Brugehoux 1351MinAcct , 1357ChFor (p), le Brugehous 1357ib (p), Brygehous 1428AddCh (p), Bruggehous , Briggehous , Briggehous Mershe 1444 ChRR, Chol , the Briggehous 1496 Orm2, and to Bridge End House 1708Chol , from brycg and hūs , ende 1 , mersc , cf. R. Weaver 138, Frodsham supra , Frodsham Marsh infra .