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Survey of English Place-Names

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Brig Gates

Other OS name in the Parish of Aldborough

Historical Forms

  • Briggate(s) 1521 Rent 1630 Ct

Etymology

, Briggate (s )1521Rent , 1630 Ct , ' the road(s) to the bridge ' ( that is , to Boroughbridge ) , v. brycg , gata .