Weybridge

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A town in the county of Surrey in southern England, located near the River Wey and the Basingstoke Canal
2. A settlement in Surrey, southern England, situated in the Borough of Elmbridge along the River Wey
3. A place name referring to a town in the English county of Surrey, lying west of London in the southeast of England

Etymology: Weybridge is a town in Surrey, England, and its name is simply a combination of two English elements: "Wey", the name of the river that flows past it, and "bridge", the crossing built over that water. The river name is the older of the two, and the town grew up around the point where the river could be crossed. Because the name is a plain compound of a river name and an ordinary English word, there is no hidden meaning to uncover: a place called Weybridge is, literally, a bridge over the Wey. The pattern is common in England, where many towns are named for the river or crossing that shaped them.