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.

Battlesbridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rawreth

Historical Forms

  • Batailesbregge 1351 Ass
  • Battelsbrigge 1519 EASvii
  • Batelles bridge 1545 LP
  • Battle Bridg(e) 1610 Speed 1768 M 1777 C
  • Bataille 1327 SR

Etymology

Battlesbridge is Batailesbregge 1351Ass , Battelsbrigge 1519 EAS vii, Batelles bridge 1545 LP, Battle Bridg (e )1610 Speed, 1768 M, 1777 C, and is probably to be associated with the family of Reginald Bataille (1327SR ).

Places in the same Parish