Ouse Bridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Setmurthy
Historical Forms
- Hewsbridge 1560 Cocker
- Oosbridge 1578 Cocker
- Ouse Bridge 1671 Fleming
- Usebrige 1579 PR(Crosth)
- Eusebridge 1587 Cocker
- Ewsebridge 1695 1753 CWxv
- Ewes bridge 1772 NB
- Euse-bridge, Ewes Bridge 1816 Lysons
- Woose Bridge 1675 Ogilby
- Eversbridge 1750 Pococke
- Usegarthe 1610 Brayton
- Euse 1687 CWxv
Etymology
In the neighbourhood was Usegarthe 1610Brayton , Euse 1687 CW xv.
The second element of this late-recorded name is brycg, which suggests that the first, with which we may compare Ousemire in Barton (We), is a river-name, perhaps of similar origin to the Nb Ouse Burn (RN 318).