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.

Seabrook Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Topsham

Historical Forms

  • Seybrok 1420 MinAcct
  • Sea brooke t.Jas1 Rental

Etymology

For the etymology of this name, v. Ekwall on Seabrook (PN Bk 97–8) and RN 284s. n. Medesing. 'Slow stream.'

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement