The Beauties of England and Wales, or, Delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, of each county (1801)
Britton, John, 1771-1857, Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773-1854, Nightingale, Joseph, 1775-1824, Brewer, J. N. (James Norris), Evans, J. (John), fl. 1812, Hodgson, John, 1779-1845, Laird, Francis Charles, Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853, Bigland, John, 1750-1832, Rees, Thomas, 1777-1864, Hood, Thomas, d. 1811, Harris, John, 1756-1846 · London : Printed by Thomas Maiden, for Vernor and Hood [and 6 others] · leaf 270
says, the name of Bridgenorth is but of latelymes usurped, that in all antient records it is called Bridge. * Henry of Huntingdon wrote the following verses ic praise of EthetJietla:— O Elfleda potens, O terror virgo virorum ! Victrix naturae, nomine digna viri!Te, quo splendidior fores, natura… … SHROPSHIRE. 225 Bridge.* Bishop Gibson supposes this to-be the Ghatbriggr.of the Saxon Chronicle, where the Danes built a castle in theyear 896 ; and some historians, probably under the same idea,call it Brugge. This Saxon derivation is strengthened by thecircumstance cf Quat and Quatford, being…
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