English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Priest Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Seaton Ross

Historical Forms

  • Prestwarth 12th Warter
  • Prestwyk 1178 Warter

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) was formerly Prestwarth (sic )12thWarter . 'Priest ford,' v. vað, later replaced by a brycg.Nearby was a place called Prestwyk 1178Warter , ' priest farm , ' v. wic .