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.

Hartrey Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mansfield

Historical Forms

  • Eghtredesbrug' 1227 ClR
  • Eghtredesbrig' c.1300 Stowe
  • Hegtredebrug 1232 Ch
  • Haytredebrigg' t.Hy3 Welbeck
  • Heytredebrigg' 1287 For 1333 Pat
  • Haytrebrigge 1300 For
  • Heytrebrigge 1339 Cl
  • Hatrebrige t.Hy8 For
  • Heyterbridge t.Hy8 Thoroton
  • Hartrey brydge 1590 Map

Etymology

Hartrey Bridge is Eghtredesbrug '1227 ClR, Eghtredesbrig 'c. 1300Stowe 798, Hegtredebrug 1232 Ch, Haytredebrigg 't. Hy 3Welbeck , Heytredebrigg '1287For , 1333 Pat, Haytrebrigge 1300 For, Heytrebrigge 1339 Cl, Hatrebrige t. Hy 8For , Heyterbridge t. Hy 8 Thoroton, Hartrey brydge 1590Map . 'Bridge of a woman named Hēahðrȳð .' Cf. Heytesbury (PN W 167–8), where it is noted that this etymology was first suggested by W. H. Stevenson in Dukery Records 397.