Bromholme Bridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brampton
Historical Forms
- Bramholm 1253 ADii
- Bromholm 1327 Ch
Etymology
The bridge is on a small tributary of the Ouse by land marked 'liable to flood,' so that it is clear that here we have ON holmr in the sense 'low-lying ground by a river or stream' which it develops in English dialect. The first element shows the common confusion of brame and brom .