English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bridgehouse

Other OS name in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Brighouse 1596 CtH
  • (the) Brigghouse (Bridge) 1656 PRHaw 1708 ib

Etymology

, Brighouse 1596 CtH, (the ) Brigghouse (Bridge )1656 PRHaw, 1708 ib , v. brycg , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name