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.

White's Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horsham

Historical Forms

  • Whyte Bridge lands 1650 ParlSurv
  • Whyte 1532 SAC5,259

Etymology

White's Bridge (6″) is Whyte Bridge lands in 1650 (ParlSurv ).The name may be descriptive but is perhaps connected with Richard Whyte (1532 SAC 5, 259) or Richard White of Horsham (1642 SRS 14, 240).