English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Westbrook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Boxford

Historical Forms

  • Westebroc 1316 Ipm
  • West(e)broc 1349 ib
  • Westbroke 1427 Fine 1432 1453 ib
  • Westbrook 1761 Rocque

Etymology

Westbrook, Westebroc 1316 Ipm, West (e )broc 1349 ib, Westbroke 1427 Fine, 1432 ib, 1453 ib, Westbrook 1761 Rocque. '(Place) west of the brook'. The same name occurs in Faringdon (Pt 3).