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.

Brighouse Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Brighurst Bridg 1675 Og

Etymology

, 1652 SbCA , Brighurst Bridg 1675 Og , v. brycg ; the bridge gave its name to Birds Royd 38 , Bridge End 40 on the south side and Brighouse supra on the north .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name