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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mytholm Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Mithomwode, Mythomwode 1492 WCR
  • Mythombrigg(e) 1492 MinAcct 1589 WillY
  • Mithambrigg 1709 WMB

Etymology

Mytholm Bridge, Mithomwode , Mythomwode 1492 WCR, Mythombrigg (e )1492MinAcct 02, 1589 WillY, Mithambrigg 1709 WMB. '(At) the river- mouths', v. (ge)mȳðe, -um , brycg ; it refers to the confluence of New Mill Dike and the R. Holme. The name occurs elsewhere in YW, Mytholm iii, 135, Mytholme iii, 275, Mytholme Bridge iii, 92, and Mytholmroyd iii, 159infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

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