Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Gregs Bridge 1840 TAMap

• Grays Bridge 1841 ib

Etymology

, 1791 Boswell , Gregs Bridge 1840TAMap , Grays Bridge 1841ib , possibly from the Grey family of Kingston , v. Grey 's Wd in Stinsford par . infra , cf. lande of William Graye 1596 DorR , Greys Mills 1774 Hutch1 , Greys Orchd 1841TA , and the lost p.n. Grayswick discussed under Loud's Mill supra . This bridge across R . Frome was built in 1747 to replace another slightly downstream called Fordington bridge 1535–43 Leland , pontem magnum , Greate bridge als. Stockinge bridge 1615DuCo , Stokinge Bridge 1637Wal , Stockin (g ) Bridge 1774 Hutch1 , Stockham Bridge 1791 Boswell , v. grēat ' large ' , stoccen ' made oflogs ' , cf . The Old Bridge 1841TAMap .