Kirkbride
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirkbride
Historical Forms
- Chirchebrid 1163 P
- Kirkebride c.1185 Weth 1189 P 1385 FF
- Kirkbrid 1190 HolmC
- Kyerkeb' 1201 ChR
Etymology
'Church of St Bride,' v. kirkja and Introduction and cf. Bridekirk infra 272 and PN Dumf 33–4, 67.