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Bridge Houses

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Brighous(e), Bryghous(e) 1366 Hlm 1383 Ipm 1451 FA
  • Brighouses 1558,1588 WillY 1699 PRSheff
  • Bridgehouses 1587 Hlm

Etymology

, Brighous (e ), Bryghous (e )1366 Hlm, 1383 Ipm, 1451 FA, Brighouses 1558, 1588WillY, 1699 PRSheff, Bridgehouses 1587 Hlm , ' house(s) by thebridge ' , v. brycg , hūs ; the bridge was Lady's Bridge 206supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement