Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Kyngesbridge 1593 DCMDeed

• Kingbridge 1597 Feth

• Clay bridge otherwise called Kingesbridge 1628 DCMDeed

Etymology

, Kyngesbridge 1593DCMDeed , Kingbridge 1597Feth , Clay bridge otherwise called Kingesbridge 1628DCMDeed , v. cyning , clǣg , brycg , cf. terr 'Regine 1547DCMDeed , a (greate ) garden of the hinges Ma 'tes 1548,1551ib , Kings Plot 1842TA ( perhaps a surname ) ; the bridge carries the Wareham - Poole road across Sherford River and was no doubt used in the transport of clay from the pits around Wareham to Poole .