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.

Hail Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great and Little Paxton

Historical Forms

  • Hailebruge 1265 Coroner
  • Halyisbrigg 1276 RH
  • Haillebrugg 1377 IpmR

Etymology

The bridge over the Kym, once known as the Hail River, v. supra 7. For ruding v. hryding .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site