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.

New Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Hampsthwaite

Historical Forms

  • Newbrigge 1518 MinAcct
  • Neubridge 1644 PRHmp
  • Haxby bridge otherwise New Bridge 1767 Comm

Etymology

, Newbrigge 1518MinAcct , Neubridge 1644PRHmp, Haxby bridge otherwise New Bridge 1767 Comm , cf. HaxbyHippings (147infra ) a little way upstream .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site