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Survey of English Place-Names

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Emlands Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwindsor

Historical Forms

  • Over Emland 1615 Pole
  • Over Elman(d)s 1646 Pole 1676 Pole 1785
  • Hr Elmlands 1839 TA

Etymology

, named from Over Emland 1615Pole , Over Elman (d )s 1646 (1676) Pole , 1785Pole , Hr Elmlands 1839TA , first el . perhaps emn ' flat, level ' with land , uferra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement