Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• la havene de Seynt Mariebrigge 1359 Misc

• la Havene de Seint Marie brigge 1359–60 IpmR

• sayntmarybrigg 1390 GrimsChamb

Etymology

St Mary Bridge (lost), la havene de Seynt Mariebrigge 1359 Misc, la Havene de Seint Marie brigge 1359–60 IpmR, sayntmarybrigg 1390GrimsChamb , named from the later demolished church of St Mary. Gillett 18 comments, “Part of the haven known as the haven of St. Marybrigg lay inside St. Mary's parish, and corpses found there were buried in St. Mary's churchyard”.