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.

Bridge End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bromham

Historical Forms

  • Bydynghambrugge 1362 Cl
  • Bydenhambrugge 1363 IpmR

Etymology

The 'bridge' is doubtless that known as Bydynghambrugge (1362 Cl) and Bydenhambrugge (1363 IpmR), which connected the two parishes of Bromham and Biddenham.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement