Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Aggebrigg(e) 1277 WCR 1286 YI

• Aggebriggebrook 1327 WCR

• Agbrig(g) 1324 WCR 1601 FF 1697 Grant2

• Agbrig(g)broke 1331 1462 MinAcct

Etymology

Agbrigg, Aggebrigg (e )1277 WCR, 1286 YI, Aggebriggebrook 1327 WCR, Agbrig (g )1324 WCR, 1601 FF, 1697Grant 2 185, Agbrig (g )broke 1331 ib, 1462MinAcct 99. 'Aggi's bridge', from the ON  byname Aggi or ODan  Aggi and brycg . The bridge (which was repaired in 1572 YD iii) crossed a stream called Aggebriggbrook , etc. (which is a continuation of Oakenshaw Beck 113supra to the Calder); it runs alongside the canal, forming the Wakefield boundary. The bridge, which is at the foot of the extensive Heath Common near the junction of the roads from Pontefract (cf. High Street 116supra , Hell Lane infra ) and Doncaster, was the meeting place of the wapentake (v. 99supra ); in 1286 (YI) an inquisition was held there and in 1324 WCR 40 it is reported as a place of execution.