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Survey of English Place-Names

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Armitage Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • terra heremitagie c.1212 Pont
  • Ermitagium 1236–58 YDxi,393
  • (The) Armitage, Armytage 14,1462 DodsN 1610 Arm 1621 PRAdel 1659 WillS
  • del Ermytache 1379 PT
  • del Hermitege 1429 YDi
  • the Ermytaige 1561 WillY
  • Armitage Bridge 1817 M

Etymology

Armitage Bridge, terra heremitagie c. 1212 Pont, Ermitagium 1236– 58 YD xi, 393, (The ) Armitage , Armytage 14, 1462 DodsN, 1610 Arm, 1621 PRAdel, 1659 WillS, del Ermytache 1379 PT (p), del Hermitege 1429 YD i, the Ermytaige 1561 WillY, Armitage Bridge 1817 M.v. ermitage (OFr) 'a hermitage', brycg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name