Bridewell, Bridewell Plantations
Other OS name in the Parish of Steeple
Historical Forms
- Bridwell 1811 OS
- Bridewell 1826 Gre
Etymology
, Bridwell 1811 OS, Bridewell 1826 Gre , possibly ' well , spring or stream frequented by brides ( for fertility rites ? ) ' , v. brȳd , wella , but alternatively the first el . might be an OE brȳd ' surging ' or brȳde ' surging stream ' suggested for this type of name by Löfvenberg 26 – 7 , cf. Bridewell W 150 , Bridwell D 537 , Bridewell(s) Gl 3 xi , 4 107 ; it lies ¼ mile W of a small stream ( an affluent of R . Frome ) rising ½ mile SE .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Alder Moor
- Blackmanston Withy Bed
- Kimmeridge Coppice, Kimmeridge Down
- Lower Grounds
- Nathan's Coppice
- Nattys
- New Hall
- Nigel's Plant.
- North Hills Plant.
- Oak Ctgs
- Old Bond St.
- Orchard Ctgs
- Pole Coppice
- Pomfrey's Plant.
- Raymond's Firs
- Rookery (Ctgs)
- St John's Church
- St Michael's Church
- Shepherd's Ctg
- Smedmore Hill
- Steeple Leaze Fm, Steeple Leaze Wd
- Hr Stonehips, Lr Stonehips
- Washing Ledge
- Whitehall
- Hr Withy Bed, Lr Withy Bed, N Withy Bed
- Ash Coppice
- Bottom Coppice
- Broadmoor Fm
- Carrot Bank
- Claud's Firs
- Clay Pits
- West Creech Fm, West Creech Hill
- Dairy Ctgs
- Devil's Staircase
- Dodgy Cl
- Drinking Barrow
- The Flats
- Gough's Shoot
- Grange Arch
- Grange Gate, Grange Heath, Grange Hill
- Great Plant., Great Wd
- Grey's Coppice
- Hasler
- Hollow Ditch
- Horse Coppice
- Hurpston Coppice
- Hurst Mill
- Ivo's Plant.
- Keeper's Lodge
- Kenneth's Plant.
- Louisa's Firs
- Taylor's Ctg
- Alder Bed
- The Belt
- Little Wd
- Mare Pond
- Beach Coppice
- Breach Plant.
- King's Standing
- Lutton Gwyle, Lutton Withy Bed
- Thornhill's Coppice