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Survey of English Place-Names

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Timbridge Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Bedwyn

Historical Forms

  • Tymerigg' 1229 StOsmund
  • Tymerugg(e) 1255 RH
  • Tymerugg(e) by Borbach 1305 Ipm
  • Tymberigge 1274 Ass
  • Tymeruggedoune 1305 Ipm
  • Tymeriggesdoune 1331 For

Etymology

Timbridge Fm is Tymerigg '1229 StOsmund, Tymerugg (e )1255 RH, Tymerugg (e ) by Borbach 1305 Ipm, Tymerige 1263, Tymerygge t. Ed 2For , 1311FF , Tymberigge 1274Ass (p), Tymeruggedoune 1305 Ipm, Tymeriggesdoune 1331For . Possibly 'timber ridge,' i.e. a ridge hill which provided timber, as suggested by the 1274 form.