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.

South Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Bridport

Historical Forms

  • (terre iuxta) pontem Australem 1338,1447 Brid
  • cot' sit' iuxta austral'pont' ville de Bridepott 1463 Rent

Etymology

, (terre iuxta )pontem Australem 1338, 1447Brid , cot ' sit ' iuxta austral 'pont ' ville de Bridepott 1463Rent .