The story
- Old English · derived frombryċġ“bridge”
- English todayBridgwater
Recorded as Brigewaltier in the Pipe rolls, the town's name derives from Old English bryċġ (“bridge”) + the personal name Walter, from the local landowner Walter of Douai.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishbryċġ all →
UxbridgeBridglandBrigstock
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.