Survey of English Place-Names

Etymology

, 1811 OS , cf. Stanbridge Water Mdw , Mill Stream 1840TA , named from a medieval stone bridge across R . Allen , referred to as ad ponte (m ) petre , usque ponte (m ) petre , de ponte (m ) petre 1280Ass , QW ( in bounds of Cranborne Chase ) , Pons Petreus e17 Map , Petersbridge 17CecilMap , 1620 Hutch3 , Stone bridge 1618Map , pontem petram 1622CH , Stanbridge 1664 RCHM , Stand Bridge 1791 Boswell , and probably as la Stanebrigge 1311Wim , v. stān , brycg , cf. DoNHAS 53215 , Stanbridge in Hinton P . par . supra . The mill is called Coleridge Mill 1826 Gre , Coleridge being no doubt a surname .