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Survey of English Place-Names

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Laybrook Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thakeham

Historical Forms

  • Leybrok, Leybroc 1268 Ipm
  • Laybroke 1510 SRS19,65

Etymology

Laybrook Fm is Leybrok , Leybroc (1268 Ipm), Laybroke (1510 SRS 19, 65). This is a compound of broc and læge , 'fallow, unploughed land,' or leah , hence 'unploughed water-meadow 'or meadow by the clearing.' Cf. Lawbrook (Sr), Leybroke (1511 LP).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement