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.

Bibbern Bridge, Bibbern Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Stalbridge

Historical Forms

  • Bibberne [Bridge] 1791 Boswell
  • Bibbern, Bibberns or Lane-end 1839 TA

Etymology

, Bibberne [Bridge]1791 Boswell, Bibbern , Bibberns or Lane-end 1839TA , named from Bibbern Brook for which v. RNs. infra , cf. Beatrice atte Brigge 1327SR , v. atte , brycg .