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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.

Abridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thorpe

Historical Forms

  • Euebrigge 1267 FF
  • Auebrugge 1290,1480 Chertsey
  • Eubrug' 1342 ChertseyReg
  • Eyebridge 1590 ib
  • Ebridge 1596 Ct
  • Aybridge 1791 Turner 1842 TA

Etymology

Abridge is Euebrigge 1267 FF, Auebrugge 1290, 1480 Chertsey, Eubrug '1342ChertseyReg , Eyebridge 1590 ib., Ebridge 1596Ct , Aybridge 1791 Turner, 1842TA . Possibly 'Ēafa 's bridge.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement