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.

Waverbridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Waverton

Historical Forms

  • Waverbrigge 1440 FF
  • Wauerbryg 1505 Cocker
  • Waver Bridge 1794 H

Etymology

is Waverbrigge 1440 FF,Wauerbryg 1505Cocker , Ware -Brig , i.e. Waver Bridge 1794 H . v. Waver R. supra 30 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement