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 Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Barthomley

Historical Forms

  • Knights Green 1831 Bry
  • Wrights Tenement 1842 OS

Etymology

, Knights Green 1831 Bry, Wrights Tenement 1842 OS , from the surnames Knight and Wright , v. grēne 2 , tenement , later named from a nearby railway bridge .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name