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.

Freebirch

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brampton

Historical Forms

  • Threbirches, Threbirchis, Threbyrches 1271 Ch Ed1 HarlCh 1330 QW

Etymology

Freebirch, Threbirches , Threbirchis , Threbyrches 1271 Ch, Ed 1HarlCh (p), 1330 QW. 'Three birch-trees', v. þrēo , birce . The change to Free - is modern, cf. Three Birch 1857 White.