Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Falingbrome 1153–1181 Orm2 17

• Falingbrom 1232 Sheaf 1580

• Fal(l)ingbrom, Fal(l)yngbrom 1290 Eyre 1337 Plea 1345 Eyre 1401 AddCh

• Fal(l)yngbrome 1408 Earw

• Fal(l)yngbrowne 1467 Adl

• Fallinge Broome 1477 Orm2

• a messuage in Falyngbrome called le Falyngbrome 1477 ChRR

• Fal(l)inbrome 1246 Orm2, Earw

• Fal(l)inbr'm 1285 Eyre

• Fal(l)inbrom c.1330 Fitt

• Fal(l)ynbrom 1345 Eyre

• Fal(l)ynbrome 1358 MinAcct

• Falymbrome 1370 Eyre

• Fal(l)inisbrom 1248 Ipm 13 IpmR

• Falibrom 1274 Orm2

• Falybrom 1328 Fitt

• Falybrome 1373 Plea

• Falybro(o)me 1433 ChRR 1436 Earw

• Fallibro(o)me, Fallybro(o)me 1438,1455 Earw

• Fallybro(m) 1560 Sheaf

• Falkynbrom 1290 Eyre

• Galingbrom, Lingbrom 1290 Court 247

Etymology

'Broom at the fallow land', v. fælging , brōm , cf. Broome Fd infra .Galingbrom , Lingbrom 1290 Court 247 are erroneous forms of Falingbrom .