Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Heyebirches m13 Chest

• Heubyrches 1347 Eyre

• Hewbirches 1428 ChRR

• Hewebirche 1536 ib

• le Heybriche, le Heybrych 1448,1450 Adl

• He(y)bridge Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

Heybridge Lane, Heybridge Lane Fm, Heyebirches m13 Chest, Heubyrches 1347Eyre (p), Hewbirches 1428 ChRR, Hewebirche 1536 ib, le Heybriche , le Heybrych 1448, 1450 Adl, He (y )bridge Lane 1831 Bry, 'high birches' v. hēah , birce , with later metathesis, and confusion with brycg 'a bridge'.