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Burn Bridge

Burn Bridge proper noun: a village in Pannal and Burn Bridge parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE3051).

Proper noun

Burn Bridge

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

Origin of Burn Bridge

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.

Questions about Burn Bridge

What does Burn Bridge mean?
Burn Bridge means a village in Pannal and Burn Bridge parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE3051).
What part of speech is Burn Bridge?
Burn Bridge is a proper noun.

Words near Burn Bridge in the dictionary

  1. burn barrel
  2. burn barrels
  3. burn book
  4. burn books
  5. burn bread
  6. Burn Bridge
  7. burn building
  8. burn buildings
  9. burn center
  10. burn centers
  11. burn coal

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