Bridge vs Steeple

Bridge

name
  • A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1854). Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from Old English brycg. 

  • A habitational surname for someone living near a bridge or at a location called Bridge or Bridges 

  • A toponymic surname for someone from Bruges 

  • An unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, named for a river bridge. 

  • An occupational surname for a bridgekeeper 

Steeple

name
  • A hamlet in Steeple with Tyneham parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9181). 

  • A village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9303). 

How often have the words Bridge and Steeple occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )