Lumbercote Bridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wawne
Historical Forms
- Lumbercot(t)es 1150–60,1210–20 Melsa
- Lumbercotekerre 1221–35 ib
Etymology
Lumbercote Bridge (6″) is Lumbercot (t )es 1150–60, 1210–20 Melsa, Lumbercotekerre 1221–35 ib. This name should probably be associated with English lumber 'useless odds and ends' (recorded from 1552). v. cot .