English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Warmbrook Barn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chapel en le Frith

Historical Forms

  • Warm(e)broc, Warm(e)brok Hy3 For 1278 Ipm 1285 For 1295 FF

Etymology

Warmbrook Barn (6″), Warm (e )broc , Warm (e )brok Hy 3For (p), 1278 Ipm, 1285For (p), 1295 FF et passim . 'Warm brook', v. wearm , brōc , being named from the stream near which it stands; no early forms have been noted for the brook itself.