Thelbridge
Major Settlement in the Parish of Thelbridge
Historical Forms
- Talebrua 1086 DB(Exon)
- Talebrige
- Tallebrig 1238 Ass
- Thelebrig 1242 Fees758 1328 Exon
- T(h)ellebrigge 1280 Exon 1297 Pat
- Thelbrigge 1291 Tax
- Delbridge 1577 Saxton
Etymology
'Plank bridge,' v. þelbrycg . This must have been over the little stream about half a mile north of the church.