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Survey of English Place-Names

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Shearbridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Shery Brigge 1588 WYD

Etymology

, 1858 O.S. , Shery Brigge 1588 WYD , v. brycg ; the first el . is possibly scīr-gerēfa ' sheriff ' ( cf. Shay Royds 237 supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name