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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bull Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Wimborne St Giles

Historical Forms

  • pontem de Belbrug' 1403 Midd
  • Bill [bridge] 1791 Boswell
  • Bellbridge Md 1838 TA

Etymology

, pontem de Belbrug '1403Midd , Bill [bridge ]1791 Boswell, Bellbridge Md 1838TA , v. brycg ' bridge ' ( over R . Allen ) ; the first el . is probably belle ' bell ' , perhaps in the sense ' bell-shaped, i.e. humpbacked ' , cf. Bell Bridge O 261 ( no early forms ) .