English Explanatory Dictionary

Burn Bridge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Pannal and Burn Bridge parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE3051).

Word forms

Burn Bridge

Etymology

Recorded as Burne Bridge in 1666. It is unclear if this refers to a burnt bridge, or a bridge over a burn (stream), in this case the Crimple Beck. As burn for a stream is uncommon in Yorkshire, the burnt bridge is more likely.

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