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Survey of English Place-Names

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Horseman's Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Westbury on Severn

Historical Forms

  • Ormanne Broc(h), Ormannebroc(h) c.1240,c.1260,c.1270 GlR

Etymology

, the first el . is possibly that in Ormanne Broc (h ),Ormannebroc (h )c. 1240, c. 1260, c. 1270 GlR , possibly a ME  ōr -man ' oarsman ' ( cf. e.ModE oarman ) as a byname ; v. brōc ' brook ' .