Woodbridge, Woodbridge Ho, Woodbridge Mill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Fontmell Magna
Historical Forms
- (on) wde brigthe, (to) wde bricge, (to) wdebrige 932 ShaftR(S419) 15
- (oð) wdebrige, (of) wudebricge 963 15 ib
- Woodbridge 1618 Map
- Wood Bridge 1842 TA(ComptonA.)
Etymology
Woodbridge, Woodbridge Ho, Woodbridge Mill (ST 847183), (on ) wde brigthe , (to ) wde bricge , (to ) wdebrige 932 (15) ShaftR (S 419), (oð ) wdebrige , (of ) wudebricge 963 (15) ib (S 710), Woodbridge 1618Map , Wood Bridge 1842TA (Compton A.), cf. Wodebryggemede , Wodebrygg (e )wode 1395MiltC , 1395 (e15) MiltRoll , probably 'the wooden bridge' rather than 'the bridge in or by a wood' (although cf. the last form), v. wudu , brycg , mǣd , cf. the identical Woodbridge Sf (DEPN). The 10th cent. forms are from the Anglo-Saxon bounds of Fontmell M. and E Orchard. An E–W road crosses R. Stirchel here.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Binegar
- Hatchers
- Littlecombe Bottom
- Blatchford's Fm
- Higher Mill
- Balfour's Wd
- The Border
- Cow Grove Fm
- Crofts Fm
- Cross Ho
- The Dairy
- Elbury Copse
- Firthill Copse
- Fontmell Down
- Fontmell Hill Ho
- Hatch Covert
- Hurdle's Fm
- Fontmell Wd
- Fore Top
- Gore Clump
- Green Fm
- Gupple's Copse, Gupple's Fm
- Lt Hartgrove Fm, Lr Hartgrove Fm
- Hill Fm
- Manor Fm
- Marsh Cmn
- Mayo's Fm
- Middle Fm
- Mill Pond
- Moore's Fm
- Parson's Copse
- Piper's Mill (Bridge)
- Pound
- St Andrew's Church
- St Andrew's Fm
- Spear Copse
- Springhead
- Well Ho
- Yewtree Fm