English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Wools Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Verwood

Historical Forms

  • Woolles bridge 1618 Map
  • Wool Bridge 1811 OS
  • Woolbridge Fm 1811 ib

Etymology

( Woolles bridge 1618Map , Wool Bridge 1811 OS), where the Horton-Ringwood roadcrosses Moors River, giving name to Woolsbridge (Fm)(Woolbridge Fm 1811 ib ) , v. brycg ; Wool - is probably from wyll(a) ' stream ' with reference to the river , cf. Woolbridge 1148 .