English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bridgehouse Gate

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Brig(g)hous(e), Bryghous(e) 1457 Fount
  • Bridge Ho 1771 M

Etymology

Bridgehouse Gate, 1822 Langd, Brig (g )hous (e ), Bryghous (e )1457 Fount- Burs, 1496FountRent , 1540 Fount, 1748Yorke , Bridge Ho 1771 M.'House near the bridge', v. brycg , hūs ; the bridge is Pateley Bridge 149infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement