Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Brig(g)huses 1240 FF 1298 WCR

• Brig(g)houses 13 YDxii,230 1312 1394 YDiv

• (le) Briggehuses 1275,1296,1306 WCR

• Briggehouse 1309 Ext

• Brighous(e), Bryghous(e) 1324,1326 WCR 1343 Arm 1346,1373 DodsN 1372 FF 1740 PRHtsd

• Bryghows(e) 1345,1355 Arm

• Broghouse 1397 YDi

• Bridghouse 1796 PRHtsd

Etymology

'Houses by the bridge', v. brycg , hūs . This was an ancient crossing of the R. Calder. The form Brig - is due to ON influence by sound-substitu- tion, and is not from ON  bryggja which meant 'quay, jetty'.