English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Causeway Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aveley

Historical Forms

  • Caucebrigg' 1364 Works
  • Cawsie bridge 1561 EASxix
  • Avel(e)y Bridge 1777 C 1805 O

Etymology

Causeway Bridge is Caucebrigg '1364 Works, Cawsie bridge 1561 EAS xix, Avel (e )y Bridge 1777 C, 1805 O. ME  cauce (ONFr caucie ), 'raised way.' Cf. Causey Park (PN NbDu 41).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement