English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Phippsbridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Merton

Historical Forms

  • Pypesbrige 1535 VE
  • Pippebridge 1548 LRMB
  • Phips Bridge c.1745 RocqueSurv

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Pypesbrige 1535 VE, Pippebridge 1548LRMB ,Phips Bridge c. 1745 RocqueSurv . Cf. also Pyppis Meade , Pypis Grove 1533, 1538 Merton .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement