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.

Brough Close

Field in the Parish of Brigsley

Historical Forms

  • Brough Close 1719 Haigh 1740 Haigh

Etymology

Brough Close 1719,1740(possibly from the surn. Brough)