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.

Holbrook

Major Settlement in the Parish of Holbrook

Historical Forms

  • Hol(e)broc, Hol(e)brok(e) 1086 DB 1232,1232–9 RegAnt 1245 Cl 1251 Ch 1272,1298 Ipm 1306 Ass
  • Hol(e)brocke 1275 Abbr
  • Hobrok 1360 Pat

Etymology

'Brook in a hollow', v. hol 2 , brōc . The stream is now called Bottle Brook supra 4.