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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hurlbridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Hatherleigh

Historical Forms

  • Hurdlebrygge 1424 Exon
  • Hurdlebridge c.1630 Pole

Etymology

is Hurdlebrygge 1424 Exon, Hurdlebridge c. 1630 Pole . The meaning may have been ' bridge (i.e. causeway) formed byhurdles . ' The stream here is a small one .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement