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.

Lods Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lodsworth

Historical Forms

  • atte Brugg' 1327 SR
  • Lodgebridge 1795 GY

Etymology

Lods Bridge (6″) was probably where Richard atte Brugg ' (1327 SR) lived. There is no evidence that the first part of the name is old. It was probably formed from the river-name, v. supra 26.Spelt Lodgebridge in 1795 (GY).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement