Etymology

Edenbridge

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4446). Full definition →

Old English Eadhelms brycg
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromEadhelms brycg
  2. English todayEdenbridge

From Old English Eadhelms brycg (literally “Eadhelm's bridge”). The name of the River Eden which flows through the town is a back-formation of this.

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