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.

Priests Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mortlake

Historical Forms

  • Prestbrig(e) 1479,1482 WimbCt
  • Prists Bridge 1525 ib

Etymology

Priests Bridge (6″) is Prestbrig (e )1479, 1482 WimbCt, Prists Bridge 1525 ib., perhaps with reference to the monks of Sheen Priory.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement