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.

Wastle Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • Wastelbrygge 1518 GrimsFC

Etymology

Wastle Bridge (lost), Wastelbrygge 1518GrimsFC ; the first el. appears to be ME  wastel 'bread made from the finest flour', but the significance of 'wastle bridge' is unclear, unless it was where such bread was sold.