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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ingha Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Skipton

Historical Forms

  • Engwaheclif a.1208 YChvii
  • Ingaye brigg 1622 PRSk
  • Ingabridg(e) 1657 Skp 1685 WYD
  • Ingacliffe feild 1685 Skp

Etymology

Ingha Bridge, Engwaheclif a. 1208 YCh vii, Ingaye brigg 1622 PRSk, Ingabridg (e )1657Skp 3, 1685 WYD, Ingacliffe feild 1685Skp 3. The earliest spelling suggests that Ingha is a compound of ON  eng and vað 'ford by the meadow'; it is a crossing of the R. Aire.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name