Howbridge alias Hubbridge Hall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Witham
Historical Forms
- Hobruge 1086 DB 1204 FF 1212 RBE
- Hobrige 1185 Templars
- Hobregge 1197 P
- Hobrig(ge) 1219–61 FF
- Hobreggehall 1388 IpmR
- Hobrughall 1548 FF
- Houbrig(ge) 1198 Cur 1315 Ipm
- How(e)brig(ge) 1272 Ass
- How(e)brig(ge)hall 1466 IpmR 1498 Ipm
- How(e)bregge 1475 Pat
- Whobrighall 1498 Ipm
Etymology
'Bridge by the spur of land,' v. hoh , brycg .