Bridge Court
Early-attested site in the Parish of Battersea
Historical Forms
- Bruges 1225 Ass 1248 FF
- pontem de Bruges 1279 QW
- villa de Bregges 1303 Ct
- atte Brigge 1312 Ass
- Brug(g)es 1357 Ipm 1364 Ct
- Bridgecourte 1541 LP
- Bridgecurt 1633 DeedsEnrolled
- Yorke House 1680 Seller
Etymology
Bridge Court is Bruges 1225Ass , 1248 FF, pontem de Bruges 1279 QW, villa de Bregges 1303Ct , atte Brigge 1312Ass (p), Brug (g )es 1357 Ipm, 1364Ct , Bryggecourt 1445, Breggecourt 1456WAM , Bridgecourte 1541 LP, Bridgecurt 1633Deeds Enrolled , Yorke House 1680 Seller. This is the name of a lost manor, which took its name from a bridge over the Hidebourne , v. supra 4. The later name (preserved in York Road) owes its origin to the fact that the manor passed into the possession of the Archbishop of York in 1472 (Pat).