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.

Brede High Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brede

Historical Forms

  • Bredehey 1483 Pens

Etymology

Brede High Fm (also Wood and Green) may be Bredehey 1483 Pens, Bredhe 1547 Churchwardens Book , as suggested by Mr Ray. If so, the high is a corruption of hey , 'enclosure,' v. (ge)haeg.