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.

Herring Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • del Heryngbrigg 1417 GrimsChamb

Etymology

Herring Bridge (lost), del Heryngbrigg 1417GrimsChamb , from OE  hæring 'a herring' and brycg (in a Scandinavianized form), presumably denoting a bridge where herring was sold.