Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Tymble beck 1588 PRLds 1601 Comm

• Temple brige 1538 WillY

• Timble Bredge, Tymble Bredge 1572 PRLds

• Tymble brygg 1577 ib

• Tymble brig 1609,1612 ib

• Tymble bridge 1596 YAS 1655 LdsMan 1670 WillTN 1771 M

• Thymble-bridge 1596 PRLds

Etymology

Timble or Temple Beck & Temple Bridge, Tymble beck 1588 PRLds, 1601Comm , Temple brige 1538 WillY, Timble Bredge , Tymble Bredge 1572 PRLds, Tymble brygg 1577 ib, Tymble brig 1609, 1612 ib, Tymble bridge 1596YAS 213, 1655 LdsMan, 1670 WillTN, 1771 M, Thymble-bridge 1596 PRLds, 'Timble-brigg or, in modern dialect, Temple-bridge ' 1714 DucLds 99.Probably named from the family of John Tymble who was buried at Leeds 1400 WillY 173; the surname is doubtless derived from Timble v, 128infra . v. bekkr , brycg . The bridge is shown in 1771 M as leading to Marsh Lane across Sheepscar Beck (131infra ); Timble Beck must have been an alternative name for the stream.