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Burrowbridge

village · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely combines 'burh', meaning a fortified place, with 'brycg', meaning a bridge. It refers to a bridge associated with a fortified settlement.

Word origins

Burrow
Old Englishfortified place(from burh "fortified place, settlement")
Bridge
Old Englishbridge(from brycg "bridge")

Historical forms

Boroughbrigge