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Bridge Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Brighouse 1745 CWxlv,183
  • Brigges Holme 1641 ib

Etymology

, Brighouse 1745CW xlv, 183 , probably named from Grigghall Bridge , but the local surn . of Robert Brigges of Tullythwaite ( 1636 Kend i, 370 ) is also possible , as it is in Brigges Holme 1641 ib 373 ( cf. also Bridge Hoi, 199infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name