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Oyster Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Great Bardfield

Historical Forms

  • Oyster bridge 1336 Rental
  • Ewestresbregge 1363 Ct

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Oyster bridge 1336Rental , Ewestresbregge 1363Ct . ' Sheepfold bridge , ' v. eowestre . For the forms cf. Oysterle (y )1302Ass , 1342 Pat , Oisterle 1342 Cl for Osterley (Mx) , Oysterfeld (in Hanningfield)1489 Ipm and Easter supra 478–9 .