Gara Bridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Diptford
Historical Forms
- Garebridge c.1550 Leland
- Gare 1333 SR
Etymology
Both alike must be connected with Dionis' de Gare (1333SR ), v. gara . This may have referred to the angle of land in the Avon valley here. The phonology is difficult. One would have expected ME gore in 1333 in Devon.The a in the compounds Gara Bridge and Land might be due to early shortening of the vowel before it developed to o .