Longbridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Warwick St Mary
Historical Forms
- longum pontem 1123 Warwick
- Longo ponte 1190 P
- Longebrige 1250 FF
- Longpont (p), Longepunde, Langpond, Langpound 1262 Ass
- Longbirge 1516 Ct
- Longeburge 1541 AOMB
Etymology
Self-explanatory. The bridges cross a tributary of the Avon.The 1262 Assize Roll forms show a hybrid compound. For the forms -birge , -burge , Introd. xxvi.